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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> I consider this to be related to accessibility because JAWS uses a lot of memory.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 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?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>