How to disable Win 10 home edition from auto update with Windows Firewall.
- Run the following commands in Command Prompt as Administrator.
- You can disable windows 10 edition easily with Window Advance Firewall with just one command:
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Block SVCHOST tcp " dir=out action=block program="%SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe" enable=yes protocol=TCP
- Allow Win10 update (when you want / need it):
- Block Auto Update Again.
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name="Block SVCHOST tcp" new enable=yes
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name="Block SVCHOST tcp" new enable=no
- Block Auto Update Again.
- Why: Like everyone in this reddit thread, I am tire of win10 auto update which slows down internet, waste hours, reboot my system any time it wants.
- You can also change and double check the settings in GUI
with "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security" Program.
- Two other ways to disable Windows 10 update discribed here in pcworld.com.