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bridgeenjoyer
sh.itjust.works
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2025-06-06 |
So I have a very specific use case and need to use my old backup win10 laptop for a test (only windows or mac allowed, no linux). I never connect this laptop to the internet because I need it to stay on 10 to work with specific software/hardware I have on it. But this test requires internet. How can I block the windows update servers on my VLAN? I know the second I connect this thing microslop will corrupt it to force me to update. |
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Otherbarry
lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz
Otherbarry@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz Joined: 2025-02-01 |
Is it Windows 10 Pro or ..? With Windows 10 Pro you can disable Windows updates by editing group policy (run gpedit.msc with elevated permissions), look for Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Update and set "Configure Automatic Updates" to Disabled. Not sure how to do that on Windows 10 Home or other versions - the above probably corresponds to registry setting(s) but am not sure which one. |
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InfiniteStruggle
sh.itjust.works
InfiniteStruggle@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2023-08-02 |
Hey, you might have trouble blocking windows 10 servers themselves, by IP or otherwise. I think it might be a lot more feasible to massgrave win 10 pro on your machine and disable updates by group policy. |
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slazer2au
lemmy.world
slazer2au@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-06-30 |
I would use Use dns blocking. |
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Paragone
lemmy.world
Paragone@lemmy.worldJoined: 2023-12-06 |
Remove all windows-machines, morelike. For your use-case, you might want to block ALL the internet for that notebook, & then open ONLY the internet-link you require, for your test. Trying to blacklist a dynamic-set of cloud IP-addresses seems like a losing-game. Flip it: whitelist only what you explicitly require, for your test. _ /\ _ |
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bridgeenjoyer
sh.itjust.works
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2025-06-06 |
Is it Windows 10 Pro or ..? With Windows 10 Pro you can disable Windows updates by editing group policy (run gpedit.msc with elevated permissions), look for Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Update and set "Configure Automatic Updates" to Disabled. Not sure how to do that on Windows 10 Home or other versions - the above probably corresponds to regi...
Nah, never had pro. Win 10 home Toshiba from 2015 |
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Onomatopoeia
lemmy.cafe
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe Joined: 2025-01-02 |
Use Group Policy to disable updates. If you have a Home version, disable the Windows Update service and the Windows Update Health service which prevents the Windows Update Service from being disabled. Hkey_local_machine\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc Change the Start value to 4 (disabled). Now you can disable the Windows Update Service. This is a Microsoft-provided solution to this question on their forums. |
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