How to Stop Windows 8 from Updating Automatically

Stop Windows 8 from Updating Automatically

Some of the new users often wonder how to stop Windows 8 from updating itself. It quiet easy to do so. Just follow the steps given below to  do so.

1) Go to Setting


2) Open Control Panel

3) Go to "Windows Update" section.
4) Now go to "Change Settings"

 5) Now you can choose the desired option from the dropdown menu .

6) If you don't want to install updates, then choose "Never Check for Updates". However this option is not recommended by Microsoft but still users prefer it for various reasons.

By stopping Windows from updating itself you can save your internet bandwidth if you you are using a limited data connection. However by choosing this option you are loosing the latest updates available from

Microsoft.
But sometimes this automatic update feature irritates as it slows down your other application using internet as the speed is shared due to downloading of updated, and it become worst if its a heavy update and download size of update file is in hundreds of MBs. This is one of the reason that users try to stop this automatic update feature and choose any other suitable option.