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How to stop Windows 11 update service from restarting after 1 minute

Debojit Acharjee 455 Reputation points
2025-02-18T11:04:30.5933333+00:00

I want to disable the Windows update service on the Windows service control manager but the option "restart service after 1 minutes" is grayed out and can't be changed. This will cause the service to restart after 1 minute.

So, how do I change that?

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  1. AlexZhu-MSFT 6,501 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2025-02-19T01:29:48.4433333+00:00

    Hi

    I noticed that the startup type of this service is set to "Disabled", and the service is stopped. If the service is not running, it's meaningless to check the settings in the Recovery tab.

    If the service is enabled, we can change the settings in the Recovery tab, when all the recover actions are set to "Take no action", the "Restart service after (x) minutes" is grayed out since we do not want to restart the service. If any of the 3 above is set to "Restart the Service", the option becomes available.

    In a word, for your screenshot, since the service is disabled, it will not be restarted.

    Regards,

    Alex

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  2. Hania Lian - MSFT 21,201 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2025-02-20T15:40:56.7466667+00:00

    Hello,

    The main purpose is to disable the machine update automatically, right?

    Try to open administrator command line then run the following command line:

    reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate /v WUServer /t REG_SZ /d .. /f

    reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate /v WUStatusServer /t REG_SZ /d .. /f

    reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate /v DoNotConnectToWindowsUpdateInternetLocations /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

    reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU /v UseWUServer /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

    reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU /v NoAutoUpdate /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

    If we want to restore the update again, remove the related registry keys.

    Best Regards,

    Hania Lian

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