# tsgrgo/windows-update-disabler

Disable/Enable Windows update with a lightweight batch tool.

Repository: https://github.com/tsgrgo/windows-update-disabler
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/windows-update-disabler
Language: Batchfile
License Family: other
Topics: windows, windows-10, windowsupdate, disableupdate, win10, windows-desktop, windows11, win11, microsoft, automaticupdates
Last push: 2025-10-23T18:54:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 44/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 48, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1682, "days_push": 314, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2339, forks 218 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:38.588177+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight batch script tool that disables or re-enables automatic Windows updates on Windows 10 and 11. It stops update-related services, scheduled tasks, and applies registry changes using PsExec for elevated privileges.

## Use cases
- permanently disable automatic windows updates
- stop windows 11 from updating automatically
- re-enable windows update after disabling it
- temporarily enable windows update service for microsoft store
- prevent windows update from restarting my pc
- batch script to toggle windows update on and off

## When to choose
- you want a simple one-click script to stop automatic Windows updates
- you prefer a lightweight batch tool with no background processes
- you update Windows manually and want automatic updates disabled in between

## When to avoid
- you want scheduled or controlled update management across an enterprise (use Group Policy or WSUS)
- you are not comfortable running scripts with system-level privileges via PsExec
- you need a supported, licensed solution with formal maintenance guarantees

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: windows-update, batch-script, system-administration, psexec, windows-10, windows-11, automation

## Member repositories
- tsgrgo/windows-update-disabler (main) score 44

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:38.588177+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:37:29.836935+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tsgrgo/windows-update-disabler (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:38.588177+00:00, sha 2f26199746a7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.