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How To Disable Windows Automatic Update

Christian — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:15:13 +0000

Windows Automatic Updates is very essential for our Windows PC because it provides the latest protection against security threats and fix some old bugs too. But for some people, they don’t want to automatically update their Windows because sometimes it slows down the PC. Instead, they want to do it manually. On my previous post, I showed you “how to stop automatic restart after Windows update”, and now I’ll show you how you can disable Windows automatic update.

1. Go to Start and click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Automatic Updates.

3. Automatic Updates window will open. You can now choose which way you want to update your Windows PC.

Tip: Never choose “Turn Off Automatic Updates” because your computer will be more vulnerable to viruses, spyware and other security threats.

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How To Stop Automatic Restart After Windows Update

Christian — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:19:21 +0000

Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates is a service provided by Microsoft that provides updates for the Microsoft Windows Operating System and its installed components, including Internet Explorer and other Microsoft Windows software, such as Microsoft Office, Windows Live applications, and Microsoft Expression.

It is recommended that we install updates automatically to ensure maximum protection against latest security threats and provide few old bug fixes. However, once the security updates get installed, it starts displaying a notification to restart your system in regular intervals and this is really annoying when you are doing something really important. So how do we turn it off? How can we stop Windows from nagging us to restart our PC?

There are few ways to stop Windows from restarting after an update:

1. Disable auto restart for automatic updates in Group Policy.

a. Go to Start, click Run and type gpedit.msc and click OK.

b. Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update.

c. Double click “No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations”.

d. Select Enabled and click OK.

2. Disable Temporarily – Using Run Command

a. Go to Start, click Run and type net stop wuauserv.

b. Click Enter.

This will stop the whole Windows Update process until next system restart.

3. Leave Me Alone!

Leave Me Alone! is a useful tool if you want to instantly stop the annoying popup message from nagging you! This tool only temporarily turns off the source of these restart messages. The next time you boot up your PC, you’ll still get the annoying “restart your computer” message after installing Windows updates.

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How To Disable Yahoo! Insider Pop-up In YM

Christian — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:10:49 +0000

I often use Yahoo! Messenger to chat with my family and friends and I also use it to transfer files to my classmates. I love using YM because it’s so easy to use and everything I need is there but what really annoys me is the Yahoo! Insider that pop-up every time I sign in to my account.

Good thing there’s an easy way to disable Yahoo! Insider from opening:

1. Login to Yahoo! Messenger with your Yahoo! ID.

2. In the Menu bar, go to Messenger then click Preferences. (Shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+P)

3. Under General Category, uncheck “Show Yahoo! Messenger Insider.”

4. Click Apply and then OK.

That’s it! From now on, you wouldn’t see the Yahoo! Insider pop-up again every time you open your Yahoo! Messenger.

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