• SONAR
  • FYI - New Windows 10 'Active Hours' will help schedule updates around your schedule
2016/08/05 16:36:57
robert_e_bone
I thought I would post this here, as it will be helpful to Sonar users running with Windows 10 to avoid it performing Windows Updates at inopportune times:
 
Here is the link to the article: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3102804/windows/how-to-use-windows-10s-active-hours-to-prevent-surprise-update-installs.html
 
Bob Bone
 
2016/08/05 17:10:13
microapp
Unfortunately, I do not consistently have 'active hours' or more to the point 'inactive hours'. I find that going into services.msc and stopping the Windows Update service then setting it to disabled is a more viable solution. When convenient, I temporarily re-enable the Windows Update service and then manually run Windows Update.
I never had Windows Update automatically install updates going back to Win98 so my method is not really more of a hassle. Essentially I still do the 2nd Tuesday thing or I update if I read about a fix for some zero day threat.
2016/08/05 17:26:56
microapp
I just read that it may not be possible to disable the Windows Update service on the Home version. I guess Home users are stuck with the Active Hours method or keeping the PC off the internet.
For other reasons, when running Sonar, I disconnect from my LAN so I created two batch files with desktop shortcuts that allow me to turn my NIC on or off so I do not have to physically yank the network cable.
I also read that even with the Pro version after the Anniversary update, certain group policy settings are now unavailable.
I hope that 3rd party fixes for this type of thing appear shortly. Maybe something like the old 'TweakUI' utility.
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