[NFBCS] Slightly OT: Microsoft and I Are Fighting over Control of My Laptop

[charles.vanek at gmail.com]

If you don’t have Pro for the group policy editor. Other option I can think of and certainly use with caution would be blocking the hostname or IP addresses that Windows update uses on the computer or in your router noting that at the router level you’ll knock it out for all windows computers connecting to the internet on that router.  You’ll also not save memory as the process will just timeout, possibly it’ll use same memory but more CPU cycles on retries. 

 

I trust you know what you’re doing enough to do what you need to do for your unique situation. 

 

 

 

From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of enes saribas via NFBCS
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 6:48 PM
To: Nicole Torcolini via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Slightly OT: Microsoft and I Are Fighting over Control of My Laptop

 

Hi,

You can use gpedit in windows 11 pro and in administrative templets/windows update you can set the Windows Update to notify for download and notify for install.  It will run, check automatically, but it won't download or install anyhting on its own unless you give it the goahead.

On 6/3/2023 6:01 PM, Nicole Torcolini via NFBCS wrote:

            First, please don’t reply unless you have an answer or comment on what I actually asked. I know that some people probably don’t agree with this, but it is my computer, and I am aware of the possible risks that come with it, so no unsolicited advice about security, please.

            I consider this to be related to accessibility because JAWS uses a lot of memory.

            I don’t allow most unnecessary processes to run in the background because I don’t like using up memory. Also, I particularly don’t like windows update and related processes running because I absolutely hate it when I leave my laptop alone to do something only to return later to find it at the log on screen because it rebooted without permission for windows update.

            I have taken measures to keep windows update from running without permission, including most recently changing a value in the registry, but Microsoft keeps undoing anything and everything that I do.

            Is there some way to keep Windows update from running without permission? I know that there is a pause for seven days option, but I don’t want to use that—because I might not be ready at exactly seven days to install the updates and then have my laptop restart on me. Any suggestions?





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