How to Disable Automatic Updates

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Tip 1 - Turn automatic updating on or off - Windows Help

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Hayat | permalink

Learn how to set Windows to automatically install or notify you of updates as they become available.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-automatic-updating-on-off ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Turn Off Automatic App Updates in Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 8.1

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rita Ferrill | permalink

Automatic app updates are very convenient, but you might want to turn them off to conserve battery or data usage. Here's how you can stop them.
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For further reading: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/features/how-to-turn-off-automatic-app-updates-in-android-ios-windows-phone-81-windows-81-634685 ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Disable Automatic App Updates in Android

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lisa Kasberg | permalink

By default, Android apps downloaded from the Google Play Store are automatically updated. If you would rather review the updates and any new or changed permissions associated with the updates, you can choose to disable automatic updates.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/202297/how-to-disable-automatic-app-updates-in-android/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Enabling or Disabling Windows XP automatic updates.

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Andreas Balzani | permalink

Enabling or Disabling Microsoft Windows XP automatic updates.

For further reading: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000538.htm ^[4]

Tip 5 - How to Turn off Microsoft Updates in Windows XP

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Sideropoulos | permalink

Piracy, privacy, and protection are all good reasons to disable automatic updates to Windows XP. It doesn't matter if you want to protect Microsoft from receiving any information or keep your pirated copy of Windows XP running. This...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Turn-off-Microsoft-Updates-in-Windows-XP ^[5]

Tip 6 - How To Change Windows Update Settings in Windows 7

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Kelcey Grimm | permalink

Easy instructions on changing Windows Update settings in Windows 7. These settings control automatic updating, update date and time, and more.

For further reading: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/a/windows-update-settings-windows-7.htm ^[6]

Tip 7 - How to stop Windows 8 installing updates automatically

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Conti Nakedeye | permalink

If you're running Windows 8 and you went with the recommended settings automatic updates will be switched on. This can be annoying so here's our guide to stopping Windows 8 installing updates automatically.
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For further reading: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-stop-windows-8-installing-updates-automatically-3424920/ ^[7]