- 1). Click "Start" located in the bottom left of the screen. Click "Run" from the Start Menu and then type "regedit" in the Open dialog box. Click "OK." The Windows Registry will open.
- 2). Locate the following registry subkey:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options" - 3). Right-click "Image File Execution Options." Point to "New" and then click "Key."
- 4). Type "wupdmgr.exe" as the name of the subkey.
- 5). Right-click "wupdmgr.exe." Point to "New" and then click "String Value."
- 6). Type "Debugger" as the name of the string value.
- 7). Double-click "Debugger" and type "ntsd" in the "Value date" box. Click "OK." Windows automatic updates should now be disabled.
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