Directly below, you’ll see “Pause updates for 7 days.” Click on that to stop your device from updating for a week. Otherwise, you’ll be told you’re up to date. You can also check to see if you have any updates waiting.

If you have any updates pending, you’ll find them listed on top.

You want to find yourself on the Windows Update page If you’re not, click on “Windows Update” in the left-hand sidebar.

You should be on the Windows Update page.

Click on the cog wheel in the lower left to open Settings.

If you want to hold off in case of any potential glitches or would rather put them off as long as possible, here is how to adjust your settings. There is also a way to disable updates, but it too is not permanent. You can’t stop updates altogether, but you can pause them. In addition, sometimes updates come at an inconvenient time - for example, when you’re in the middle of a project with a tight deadline. But very occasionally an update can go wrong, and so some Windows users prefer to postpone updates for a week or two to make sure that there aren’t any problems being delivered with the update. They are, for the most part, a good thing. Windows 10 updates, which Microsoft sends to your system regularly, are meant to keep your operating system current.

Windows updates keep turning off