Delay Upgrades Until They Are Safe

3. Delay Upgrades Until They Are Safe

The defer upgrades option is great, if you only want to opt out of feature upgrades. It won’t affect security updates. However, after the grace period, the deferred upgrades will be deployed automatically. This option is not available to users of the Home edition.

To enable this, open Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced options and set a check mark next to Defer upgrades.

To determine for how long the upgrades will be deferred, you’ll have to head into the Group Policy Editor (see above). Inside the editor, head to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update and open the setting Defer Upgrades and Updates.

When this setting is Enabled, you can set the time for which upgrades (max. 8 months) and updates (max. 4 weeks) should be deferred. You can also Pause Upgrades and Updates. You should only ever defer (security) updates, when you can’t risk Patch Tuesday to interrupt or jeopardize an important project. But always be aware that catching malware could be worse.Which Websites Are Most Likely to Infect You with Malware? Which Websites Are Most Likely to Infect You with Malware?You might think that porn sites, the Dark web or other unsavory websites are the most likely places for your computer to be infected with malware. But you would be wrong.READ MORE