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Tweaking Windows 10 – Version 21H2

May 19, 2021, 12:53(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Windows Update

Lately it seems every update released by Microsoft breaks something. I can no longer recommend installing Windows Updates when they are released. Instead I tell folks to wait before installing updates and watch the usual Geek sites for news on if/what the newest updates broke.
These settings are also configurable via O&O Shutup10 which we will discuss later.

Location
Settings > Update & security > Advanced options

I recommend Pausing Updates, Receiving updates for other MS products, and seeing Notifications.
Pause the updates for the full 35 days.

 

From Microsoft:
“Delivery Optimization is a cloud-managed solution. Access to the Delivery Optimization cloud services is a requirement. This means that in order to use the peer-to-peer functionality of Delivery Optimization, devices must have access to the internet.”

No thanks!
Settings > Update & security > Delivery Optimization > turn off: Allow downloads from other PCs

 

Optional:
Exclude drivers From Quality Updates
Not applicable to Windows 10 Home. (Unchanged from previous Win 10 versions. Here for FYI.)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
“ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate”=dword:00000001

Sources:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/update/waas-overview
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/update/waas-configure-wufb

 

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Comments

  1. Nate says

    May 5, 2022, 10:50(EDT) at 10:50

    Just a quick question regarding the block Cortana registry tweak. Is this still the current working method? I had read that this has changed a few times over the last few releases of Windows, just confirming it still works.

    Thanks for your incredibly thorough guides over the years, it’s always been a great source of education.

    Nate

    • Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) says

      May 5, 2022, 13:06(EDT) at 13:06

      AFAIK. I would advise using O&O Shutup10 to make sure.

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