[Windows 10 Tip] Change Windows Update Download and Installation Related Settings
Imagine a situation when your system administrator or a 3rd party software or a malware disabled/restricted Windows Update settings page. In such situations, you won't be able to change Windows Update download and installation related settings because all available options would be grayed out or completely removed.
Same thing happened with
operating system. Microsoft has disabled customization of Windows Update settings in Windows 10 by removing all options related to Windows Update downloading and installation. They did this because they wanted Windows 10 to automatically download and install all updates and hotfixes. Microsoft didn't want Windows 10 users to modify Windows Update settings, the company wanted to prevent them from disabling Automatic Updates in Windows 10.
In Windows 10, you can't change settings of automatically download and install Windows updates in its settings page. Now Windows 10 will automatically download and install new updates without your knowledge and you'll have no idea when and which updates Windows were installed. If you open Windows Update settings page in Windows 10, you get following screen:
You can see in above screenshot, Windows 10 is showing that available updates will be downloaded and installed automatically.
If you are on a limited bandwidth or slow Internet connection, you may want to change the settings to notify you before downloading and installing the updates so that you can select which updates do you want to install and when.
If you are using Windows 10 and want to be able to change Windows Update settings, this guide will help you.
Today in this article, we are going to tell you methods to remove this restriction and to become able to modify Windows Update download and install related settings. After following these methods you'll be able to force Windows 10 to notify and ask you before downloading new updates as shown in following screenshot:
You can see in the above screenshot, Windows Update is showing that you'll be asked to download available updates which means it'll not download new updates automatically. You'll be notified about available updates first. Once you click on Download button, Windows will start downloading available updates otherwise not.
Good news is that we can remove this restriction from Windows Update settings using following 2 methods:
METHOD 1: Using Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
METHOD 2: Using Registry Editor (regedit.exe)
So without wasting time lets start the tutorial:
METHOD 1: Using Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
doesn't contain Group Policy Editor. If you are using Home edition, check out METHOD 2. Other edition users can follow METHOD 1.
1. Press WIN+R keys together to launch RUN dialog box. Now type gpedit.msc and press Enter. It'll open Group Policy Editor.
2. Now go to:
Computer Configuration -& Administrative Templates -& Windows Components -& Windows Update
3. In right-side pane, look for "Configure Automatic Updates" option.
4. The option would be set to Not Configured. Double-click on it and set it to Enabled.
Now select any of the given options according to your requirements:
2 - Notify for download and notify for install
3 - Auto download and notify for install
4 - Auto download and schedule the install
5 - Allow local admin to choose setting
PS: Select the last option "5 - Allow local admin to choose setting" to be able to choose options in drop-down box on Windows Update settings page.
That's it. Apply changes and open Windows Update settings page. Now you'll be able to change desired settings.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
After applying changes in Group Policy Editor, open Windows Update page in Settings app. Now click on "Check for updates" button to force Windows 10 to apply your changes. After that the new settings will be applied successfully.
METHOD 2: Using Registry Editor (regedit.exe)
If you can't use or don't want to use Group Policy Editor, you can take help of Registry Editor for the same task. Just follow these simple steps:
1. Press WIN+R keys together to launch RUN dialog box. Now type regedit and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.
2. Now go to following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
3. Create a new key under Windows key and set its name as WindowsUpdate
4. Create another new key under WindowsUpdate key and set its name as AU
So the final key path would be:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
5. Now select AU key and in right-side pane create a new DWORD AUOptions and set its value to any of following according to your requirements:
2 (To notify for download and notify for install)
3 (To auto download and notify for install)
4 (To auto download and schedule the install)
5 (To allow local admin to choose setting)
PS: Set the value of AUOptions to 5 to be able to choose options in drop-down box on Windows Update settings page.
NOTE: If you are using 64-bit edition of Windows, you'll also need to follow steps 3-5 for following Registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows
6. Close Registry Editor and open Windows Update settings page. Now you'll be able to change desired settings.
PS: If you are not familiar with Registry editing tasks, we are also providing ready-made Registry script to do the task automatically. Download following ZIP file, extract it and run .REG file. It'll ask for confirmation, accept it. Restart your computer and Windows will always notify you before downloading new updates:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
After applying changes in Registry Editor, restart your computer. After reboot, open Windows Update page in Settings app. Now click on "Check for updates" button to force Windows 10 to apply your changes. After that the new settings will be applied successfully.
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n. 打，击；打击；碰撞；成功；讽刺；击中；得分；点击；检索结果v. 打，击；打击；碰撞；达到；袭击；击中；得分；猜中；使突然想起；偶然碰上
My parents never hit me.
我父母从来没有打过我。
I thought he might hit me.
我以为他会打我。
搭配：[car +]搭配：[+ wall, obstacle]
The truck had hit a wall.
卡车撞上了一面墙。
She hit her head when she fell.
她跌倒时碰到了头。
搭配：[+ target]
a missile that could hit its target with deadly accuracy
能够极其精准地击中目标的导弹
The arrow hit the target.
这支箭射中了目标。
She fell and hit her head on the kerb.
她倒了下来，头重重地撞到了路缘。
搭配：[problem, crisis +]
The industry has been hit by the recession.
工业受到了经济衰退的影响。
The price rises will hit pensioners the hardest.
价格上涨对领取退休金的人影响将最为严重。
The plan to charge motorists ?75 a year to use the motorway is going to hit me hard.
每年向开车跑高速的人征收75英镑的方案将对我造成严重的影响。
搭配：[idea, answer, solution +]搭配：[+ person]
Then the answer hit me.
然后我突然就想到了答案。
It hit me that I had a choice.
我突然意识到我是有选择的。
He admits to having hit the lowest point in his life.
他承认已经到了他人生的最低谷。
Oil prices hit record levels yesterday.
昨天石油价格达到了新高。
搭配：[+ problem, snag]
The project has hit a problem.
这个项目遇到了问题。
Consumers will be hard hit by the rise in prices.
消费者将会受到价格上涨的严重影响。
The chances of getting hit by lightning are pretty low.
被闪电击中的可能性非常低。
Employers want graduate recruits who can hit the ground running.
雇主想要能够立刻入职的毕业生。
The story hit the front pages of newspapers across America.
这则报道在美国成了头条新闻。
She hit the news when she bit a reporter.
她咬了记者，上了新闻。
`hit it, Jack!'
“开始演奏，杰克！”
They hit it off straight away, Daddy and Walter.
爸爸和沃尔特一见如故。
How well did you hit it off with one another?
你们相互之间相处得怎么样？
`Better hit the road,' he said.
“我们最好上路吧。”他说。
`Well,' she yawned, `I think I'm going to hit the hay.'
“好啦，”她打了个哈欠，“我想我要去睡觉了。”
She didn't know what had hit her.
完全出乎她的意料。
He gave me a hit on the head.
他打了一下我的脑袋。
First a house took a direct hit and then the rocket exploded.
先是一座房子被直接命中，接着火箭弹就爆炸了。
The song became a massive hit in 1945.
这首歌在1945年轰动一时。
the band's latest hit
这个乐队最新的流行歌曲
Our small company has had 78,000 hits on its Internet pages.
我们这家小公司的网页已经有78,000次的点击量了。
Tim Jeffries seems to be a hit with the girls.
蒂姆o杰弗里斯好像很受女孩们的喜欢。
a tasty meal that's guaranteed to be a hit with all the family
保证受每个家庭成员欢迎的一顿美餐
He made a hit with Lady Sopwith.
他给索普威思夫人留下了极好的印象。
She sends her best wishes – you've obviously made a hit there.
她发出了最良好的祝愿——很明显你在那里是很受欢迎的。
comp /h?t/
He directed Barbra Streisand's first hit show.
他执导了芭芭拉o史翠珊的第一部热映电影。
the hit musical Chicago
热映音乐剧《芝加哥》
一群杀人暴徒
1.(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
he came all the way around on Williams' hit
2.the act of contacting one thing with another
repeated hitting raised a large bruise
after three misses she finally got a hit
3.a conspicuous success
that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career
that new Broadway show is a real smasher
the party went with a bang
4.(physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together
the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
5.a dose of a narcotic drug
6.a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
7.a connection made via the internet to another website
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1.cause to move by striking
Hit a ball
2. come into sudden contact with
The car hit a tree
He struck the table with his elbow
3.affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
We were hit by really bad weather
He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
The earthquake struck at midnight
4.deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
He hit her hard in the face
5.reach a destination, either real or abstract
We hit Detroit by noon
The water reached the doorstep
We barely made it to the finish line
I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
6.reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
The thermometer hit 100 degrees
This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
7.hit with a missile from a weapon
8.cause to experience suddenly
Panic struck me
An interesting idea hit her
A thought came to me
The thought struck terror in our minds
They were struck with fear
9.make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939
We must strike the enemy's oil fields
in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
10.hit the intended target or goal
11.produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
The pianist strikes a middle C
strike z' on the keyboard
her comments struck a sour note
12.encounter by chance
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
13.gain points in a game
The home team scored many times
He hit a home run
He hit .300 in the past season
14.consume to excess
Hit the bottle
15.kill intentionally and with premeditation
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
16.drive something violently into a location
he hit his fist on the table
she struck her head on the low ceiling
17.pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
He tries to hit on women in bars
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1.Each hit was like a blow.
每一击就像一个打击。
2.That was just a lucky hit!
那只是他运气的一击！
3.If the rich head for the door, the financial system could take a hit as well.
如果富人携资本离开，金融系统也有可能遭受打击。
4.A difficulty is a hit to the weaker, but a kind of inspiration to the stronger.
困难，对弱者是一次打击，对强者却是一次激励。
5.We were victims of a hit and run driver.
我们被车撞了，肇事司机逃逸。
1.& to hit your fancy
1.&beat,strike,hit,thrash,whip
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