# WereDev/Wu10Man

Enable/Disable Windows 10 Automatic Updates

Repository: https://github.com/WereDev/Wu10Man
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wu10man
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: registry, disabling-services, windows-10, windows-updates, pausing-updates
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-12-05T23:30:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3034, "days_push": 1002, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1025, forks 98 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.504043+00:00)

## What it is
Wu10Man is a Windows desktop application for enabling or disabling Windows 10 automatic updates by managing services and registry settings. It also includes features for removing Windows 10 bloatware apps.

## Use cases
- disable windows 10 automatic updates
- pause windows updates permanently
- stop windows update service from restarting
- remove windows 10 bloatware apps
- manage windows update via registry settings
- control which windows services are running

## When to choose
- you are on Windows 10 and want a GUI to disable or pause automatic updates
- you want to tweak update-related services and registry keys without manual editing
- you want to debloat Windows 10 by removing unwanted preinstalled apps

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows 11, which the project does not target
- you need actively maintained software - the project is archived and unmaintained
- you need enterprise-grade update management via group policy or WSUS

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: configuration-management, security, developer-tools
- domain: windows, privacy, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: windows-update, windows-10, registry-tweaks, bloatware-removal, service-disabling, archived, automation, desktop

## Member repositories
- WereDev/Wu10Man (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.504043+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 2026-08-30T07:08:01.999488+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WereDev/Wu10Man (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.504043+00:00, sha 4a726b8282d8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.