Hack(s) to prevent a specific update from being installed via Windows Update?

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  1. anansay

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    It does not block specific update but it blocks from auto downloading/installing it. You can use 3rd party update tool like wumgr to block or install updates that you wanted.
    PS: I tried nearly every 3rd party tool that disables auto updates and best approach is using stopwinupdates + wumgr like I described above
     
  6. AveYo

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    Actually it does even better: it gives you a choice over when and what to install.
    Simply right-click Desktop, click Hide - name of the update -> gone.
    Windows won't bother about it anymore.
    Could uninstall the script at this point, if you don't want to manually manage updates from now on,
    but note that sometimes MS resets this opt-out preference later on.

    Just as easy can undo the operation. Or disable the script until needed - because it's a script, no 3rd party app, and it only works when windows checks for updates, it consumes no resources.
     
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    Sounds interesting, especially it is a script open for everyone to view.

    Are you its author?
     
  8. AveYo

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    Yes.
    There are many other solutions on mdl and elsewhere to tackle updates, but I'm found of my own for it's incredible commodity in usage.
    Before you ask, like any script, it can be perfected. It has not seen changes in over two years because it simply worked as-is.
    Yesterday added a hotfix for update downloads blocking, and it's on my close todo list to get it to do it's job with even less WU hard-blocks.
     
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    kaljukass MDL Guru

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    Can You tell Which version of Windows 10 it is where the Windows Update downloads and installs third-party updates?
    Then such a version can be avoided in the future.
     
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