[catnipman]

headline and story are bullshit: updates can only be “paused” and for only seven days at a time and only for five times before they’re auto-installed ...

remember: friends don’t let friends update their windows ...

[daniel1212]

updates can only be “paused” and for only seven days at a time and only for five times before they’re auto-installed ... remember: friends don’t let friends update their windows .. Friends may help friends delay updates. I have been able to delay updates for up to 35 days (though I am running W/10Pro)

But I have also stopped updates for much longer in the past using Group policy which feature is only available by default on windows pro and higher editions. But you can Download Group Policy Editor for Windows 10 Home Edition ... www.majorgeeks.com/files/.../group_policy_editor_for_windows_10_home_edition.h...

Then if you are running W/10 before version 1809, see

How to Prevent Windows 10 From Automatically Downloading Updates

It says that this option seems to no longer work in the Anniversary Update for Windows 10, so see How to Disable Automatic Updates on Windows 10 Home 1809