Solution: Turn off Windows Update (should have done that months ago), run your system behind a firewall, anti-virus program, anti-malware program and a VPN. If you don’t plan to put your machine on the internet, then just turn off the updates and enjoy. You’ll have a closed system that can last as long as you don’t make any major changes.
“If you don’t plan to put your machine on the internet, then just turn off the updates and enjoy.”
My Win Updates are OFF since mid-January, and I use it daily on the net, with Norton 360, MalwareBytes Premium. Norton offers VPN, but I haven’t used it.
Is that a problem?