{"id":9246,"date":"2017-04-19T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T06:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=9246"},"modified":"2017-04-19T06:05:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T06:05:17","slug":"how-to-pause-windows-update-download","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-pause-windows-update-download\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pause the Windows Update Download in Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is there a way to pause the downloading update without having to turn off completely the Windows updates? Sometimes Windows will force you to start downloading the critical updates, even when you use a mobile internet with slow and strict traffic limits. In this tutorial we’ll show you a simple way to pause a Windows Update download while in progress, so you can resume it later.<\/p>\n

How to Pause the Windows Update Download in Progress?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This method works by stopping all the Windows update services temporarily, and you can then resume them when you’re ready to download the updates. Here’s how:<\/p>\n

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  1. To start, you need to open the Command Prompt as administrator<\/a>. To do so, press the Windows key + X on your keyboard and select Command Prompt (Admin)<\/strong>. Click Yes<\/strong> when you see the UAC prompt.<\/li>\n
  2. The first thing we need to do is stop the Windows Update service. Execute the below command:
    \n\tnet stop wuauserv<\/code><\/li>\n
  3. Next, stop the Background Intelligent Transfer service and for that execute the below command:
    \n\tnet stop bits<\/code><\/li>\n
  4. Now, stop the Delivery Optimization service. Just execute the below command:
    \n\tnet stop dosvc<\/code><\/p>\n

    \"pause-windows-updates\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. You’ve now successfully paused all the Windows update downloads.<\/li>\n
  6. Whenever you want to resume the download, simply execute the below commands one by one, press Enter after each.
    \n\tnet start wuauserv
    \n\tnet start bits
    \n\tnet start dosvc<\/code><\/p>\n

    \"resume-windows-updates\"<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You can also turn on the Metered Connection feature in Windows 10<\/a> to stop automatic updates. However, this command line method is the most direct way to pause and resume Windows Update downloads while in progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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