I've been searching the web and all I can come up with is workarounds or disabling the update service completely.  You used to be able to choose download but don't install or let me decide.  I don't like updates before I have a chance to read up on possible bugs.  I have a few friends who have issues with recent updates.  Is there a way to accomplish this?
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We've upgraded some machines to Windows 10 and realized there were some updates which updated as required. However, I realized there was no option available to stop the download similar to that on Windows 7 and 8.1. The only way I could stop the download was to stop the Windows Update service.  My question is does anyone know of a way to stop auto updates or is stopping the service is the only solution?
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I am looking at using  , but I am not sure how easy it is to update a distribution when a new version comes out.  Also, can I use drush to do it, or do I have to manually download and unpack the distribution?
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General question I have an app X installed on my device in version Y. I don't want to update it to any newer version (Y+z) for some reason. Still, the Google Play Store app always lists updates for X, which keeps me from a simple &quot;update all&quot;. My question, put to a single sentence:  How to hide updates for X permanently from the &quot;available updates&quot; list?   Specific examples First, I know there are alternatives as e.g. the , which can handle this quite well (skip this update, skip all future updates). I prefer a &quot;generic solution&quot;, which does not depend on a 3rd party's market app. Second, I know that  includes a &quot;Market doctor&quot;, which can be used to disconnect an app from Google Play.1 However, in my specific case that only worked for a few hours: I disconnected GTalk, as I don't want it replaced by Hangouts. The update notification disappeared for a few hours, then it was back. No idea what restored the &quot;link&quot;. Third, just to make sure: I'm not talking about the &quot;auto update&quot; feature as discussed e.g. in . I was rather hoping for something close to , but without the need to &quot;freeze&quot; the app in question (which I still want to use, but in the version installed, not in a &quot;future version&quot; available). Fourth: No, uninstalling the app in question is no option here, though it would perfectly hide any future updates from being displayed :) Nor is &quot;freezing&quot;, as the app is used regularly. Fifth: There is a related question for my GTalk example:  However, I want the opposite: No update.  It might very well be that &quot;Google Apps&quot; (and other pre-installed apps) are handled in some specific way, and restore their &quot;market links&quot; themselves somehow. For this case, my question includes: How to prevent that from happening?  Update There's a  discussing the very same issue. Until recently, a work-around for &quot;user installed apps&quot; was to uninstall them and then sideload the .apk – but even that stopped working. Well, re-signing the .apk with a different key might work for user-apps. But both would fail for pre-installed apps (can't sideload them to override; different signature would refuse that install completely). Moreover, there's an  on this by some &quot;joel.bou..&quot;. Not hard to guess, though blanked out: that would be Joël Bourquard. If it's really him, then that's really an issue (for those who don't know: Joël is the dev behind Titanium Backup). Let me quote from the issue:  For the record: in the Android Market days it was possible to &quot;Attach&quot; or &quot;Detach&quot; apps (on rooted devices) with a system tool such as Titanium Backup. But nowadays (with the Google Play Store app) this has become nearly impossible to do, because the complete app list seems to sync from Google's servers and the user has no control over that.  Which explains why detaching with apps like Titanium Backup is no longer permanent. And I'm afraid I've asked the impossible. But I thought the same in the past with other questions, and surprisingly got solutions here. So I do not yet give up hope on this one!  1: what that does is explained by eldarerathis  (thanks to  for digging that up!)
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On a relative's laptop I had selected custom installation for Office and installed only Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Recently I was doing some spring-cleaning and noticed that Windows Update (which is set to provide updates for all installed Microsoft products) is offering updates for Office apps that are not even installed! Take a look at a snippet of the update list below:    What do any of these have to do with the 3 installed apps?  BTW, I found a similar question , but I already know how to hide the updates and the same ones are never offered to me again, so that's not the issue here. What I want to know is, does anyone know why Windows Update thinks these updates might be required? I searched the laptop for files mentioned in the KB pages for the updates, and couldn't locate them anywhere. Should I still install the security updates at least, or are they just being offered by mistake and is it fine to hide them?
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Recently as per this       For individuals who have chosen to receive automatic updates through   Windows Update, we help upgradable devices get ready for Windows 10 by   downloading the files they’ll need if they decide to upgrade.   but Microsoft seems to be downloading hidden update in windows 7 :  according to this  :     An INQUIRER reader pointed out to us that, despite not having   'reserved' a copy of Windows 10, he had found that the ~BT folder,   which has been the home of images of the new operating system since   before rollout began, had appeared on his system. He had no plans to   upgrade and had not put in a reservation request.   As per the above two articles there was hidden update for windows 10 with respective to windows 7 and 8 machines ,whats the effective way to stop this hidden update?  right now i cant disable windows update since i wish to patch my system with latest updates,  i checked the question which was marked as possible  :     inorder to clarify how it differs it talks about the cancelled update   ,but this was latest issue which was araised two days before,i didnt   dig much about that and believe both were different ,apart from that   it was about after the cancellation of update a   nd this one was about preventing such an update from downloading to my pc  any suggestions to avoid this update?
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I'm on a Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted) update channel. It's been a while after Microsoft released an update to fix issues in the initial Windows 10 1809 update. But a  where we can download the updates as standalone packages still has a hole instead of download link to the 1809.17763.1 version package:    Windows 10 Update Assistant  is useless as well, since it offers to download April 2018 Update, lol.  So, I can't update my 1803.17134.376 to 1809 even after more than a month since it's initially was released.  (Of course, "drastically improved" Windows Update doesn't suggest the 1809 update, too. Actually, it has been never working on this Win 10 copy, so I used to download all the updates manually via the first link in this post.)  Has anybody figured out a way of how to manually update from 1803 to 1809?  Without hardcore stuff, please, like making bootable media which potentially would have a great chance of destroying the currently installed Win 10 copy.  (I was completely confused by that "Microsoft recommends" wording near the 1809 update on that page and some top articles in Google saying that it was released and ready for production with that quick patch. So, this question is from this confusion.)
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sudo apt-get upgrade installs all updates, not just security updates. I know that I can use Update Manager to select only important security updates, but is there a way to do this from the command line?
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I think this issue has been going on for over a month now.  I boot my PC and the Adobe Updater tells me to download a new version of Flash. It sends me to  with the following information visible:     Version 11.9.900.152      Your system:      Windows, English   The Update Now button simply links to      I've cleared my cache, that didn't help. The Are you an IT manager or OEM links me to a page where I can either Apply to distribute Flash Player or Download Adobe Flash Player, the latter just sends me back to where I came from. I've uninstalled and rebooted, went to the Adobe website and clicked Adobe Flash Player under the Download menu. The Install now button again links me to  Need Flash Player for a different computer? sends me to  and the Download now button is greyed out and unclickable.   How can I update?
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 &amp; I have 3 updates in the Play Store.  When I click on them they start to download but part way through between 40%-60% they will just stop downloading.  The phone looks like it is still trying to download but nothing is happening.  Started happening yesterday.  I have tried force stop, clear data and clear cache from the Google Play Store and Google's account manager.  Also, tried uninstalling Google Play Store.  I have also cleared the Cache from the Recovery start up (Up arrow, Home, Power button).    Nothing seems to work.  Phone works fine outside of unable to download from Play Store.  Checked system updates and ran Lookout for viruses and everything is fine.  Please help.  Thanks
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The update from Ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04 LTS does not work it keeps showing me an error as could not calculate the upgrade, even when I want it to get updated from the terminal it says the same error. I did not use the beta its the final Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.I have restarted my laptop for like 5-10 times no change. Disabling the software sources also does not help.
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After a fresh Windows install – XP or 7 – how can I "force" Windows updates?   I don't want to have "old" Windows updates after a week, so could it be done in "one step"? Are there any "magical" commands that force Windows to check for updates, and if there are any, install them?
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I want to play a game in an older update, but can't see a way to choose a specific version. Is this possible?
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If a Windows server (2k3/2k8) is set to "download but not install" updates, is there a way to check from the command line.. perhaps a log file or something I can check with powershell, to see if there are any updates actually waiting to be installed? I'm trying to prevent having to manually log on to each server to check, even though they want the "trigger" pulled manually. We have an automation system in place I can use (CA Autosys) - just not sure what to have it look for.
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I'm really struggling to update my ubuntu os... I've got three different versions of it on my pc namely Blackbox, twm &amp; Kde/ kubuntu. However I can't access my software updater from any of them neither will my normal auto updates show.  Any suggestions please
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I have a crazy problem. Whenever I update anything I get this error     update for (insert Google app here) could not be downloaded due to an error (error while retrieving information from the server. [RPC:S-7:AEC-7 QNHM-TYSO-UNVHY])   It may also be worth telling you the very last 5 letters vary. It also happens to any new apps I attempt to install.
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After updating to Windows 7 SP1 I updated with every new update that came out, but there were problems with the last two:    UPDATE: In the updates history I have found a lot of updates failed:    What can be done? Can I manually update?  P.S. I was offered a fix for this: Windows6.1-KB947821-v12-x64. Should I install?
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Since starting working where I am working now, I've been in an endless struggle with my boss and coworkers in regard to updating systems.  I of course totally agree that any update (be it firmware, O.S. or application) should not be applied carelessly as soon as it comes out, but I also firmly believe that there should be at least some reason if the vendor released it; and the most common reason is usually fixing some bug... which maybe you're not experiencing now, but you could be experiencing soon if you don't keep up with .  This is especially true for security fixes; as an examle, had anyone simply applied a patch that had already been available for months, the infamous SQL Slammer worm would have been harmless.  I'm all for testing and evaluating updates before deployng them; but I strongly disagree with the "if it's not broken then don't touch it" approach to systems management, and it genuinely hurts me when I find production Windows 2003 SP1 or ESX 3.5 Update 2 systems, and the only answer I can get is "it's working, we don't want to break it".  What do you think about this? What is your policy? And what is your company policy, if it doesn't match your own?  What about firmware updates (BIOS, storage, etc.)? What about main O.S. updates (service packs)? What about minor O.S. updates? What about application updates?  My main interest is of course in updating servers, as client patch management is usually more straightforward and there are well known tools and best practices to handle it.