With the release of Windows 10 Update 2004 (May 2020 Build), Microsoft has made another controversial change that will affect many users. Now you can no longer pause windows 10 updates More than 7 days – whether it’s a feature or a quality update. Previously, you could delay feature updates for 365 days and 30 days for quality updates. And the worst part is that the new change is rolling out to all Windows 10 versions. However, if you’re using Windows 10 Pro, you have the option to bring back the pause update for a much longer period, at least in Windows 10. time. And in this article, we’ll show you exactly how you can do it. So, without further ado, let’s get started.
Undo Pause Update in Windows 10
While the changes are being made in the latest Windows 10 build, there are many users reporting that “Pause Update” is missing in their Windows Settings regardless of 2004 build. So, if you are one of the affected users, you can also follow this guide to bring back the pause update in Windows 10.
Note: You must have Windows 10 Pro edition to make the necessary changes.
1. Press the Windows key once and search for “group”. At the top it will say “Edit group policy”. Click on it.
2. Under the Computer Configuration menu, Management templates and go to Windows Components -> Windows Update -> Windows Update for Business.
3. Here, double-click on “Preview and Select Builds when Feature Updates are received”. Later on, Click “Activate”. Now, in the bottom panel, you can set the number of days you want to pause the update in Windows 10. Remember, it only pauses feature updates and you can delay updates for up to 365 days.
4. To pause frequent quality updates in Windows 10, click “Select when there are Quality Updates received” and enable it. After that, set the number of days in the bottom panel. Note that you can delay quality updates for up to 30 days.
Postpone Windows 10 Updates Just Like Before
So you can pause Windows 10 updates for a longer period even if the option has been removed from Windows 10 2004 version. Of course, it won’t bring back the “Choose when updates are installed” option under Windows Settings, but you can access it from Group Policy. If you want to block Windows 10 updates completely, you can check our linked article. Anyway, that’s it for us. If you found the article helpful, comment below and let us know.
