How Do I Stop Windows Update from Waking My Computer?
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Go into Settings > Update & Security > Advanced Options, and all you will find are settings to delay and pause “feature” and “quality” updates. You can disable wake timers altogether so that nothing wakes your PC—not even drive scans or antivirus sweeps.

How do I stop Windows 10 from automatically waking up?

To stop a device from waking your Windows 10 computer up from sleep mode, open the Device Manager and double-click a device. Then click the Power Management tab and untick the box next to Allow this device to wake up the computer.

How do I stop Windows 10 update from popping up?

To do so:

  1. Press “Ctrl + R” to open the Run command.
  2. Type in “services.msc”
  3. Scroll down until you find “Windows Update”
  4. Right click “Windows Update” and select “Properties”
  5. Click “Stop” to stop the service from running.
  6. Under the Startup Type, select the dropdown box “Disabled” to prevent it from starting again.
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