So what's a Windows 10 Home user to do if they'd rather turn off automatic system updates? Well, not to fear, there appears to be a solution. Ed Bott writes for ZDNet: ...

How to Turn Off Windows Updates via Settings If you don't necessarily need to disable Windows 10 updates forever and just want a break from them, you can pause them for up to 35 days.

But there is a workaround to disable or turn off Windows Update in Windows 11/10, that we’ll talk about in this post. First, let us take a look at why people may want to turn off Windows updates.

Software Operating Systems Windows How to turn off automatic updates in Windows 10 Features By Alan Dexter published October 7, 2021 ...

This article will explain how to disable automatic updates in Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11.

If Windows Update keeps starting & turning itself back On after turning it Off in Windows 11/10, then you need to disable this Service as well.

You can turn off automatic updates in Windows 10 through the Settings app. However, you can't turn them off forever. Here's what you need to know.