[Chad C. Mulligan]

“but the update channel grinds to a halt”

Hallelujah! I had to buy a used Win 10 machine only because my medical insurance provider won't compile their web site for XP-Pro. I use it for nothing else except ordering from Walmart and following up UPS tracking numbers. It's infuriating when it refuses to turn off for half an hour because it's downloading an update. (No, I have not learned how to turn off updates in Win 10. I refuse to be bullied into learning a new O/S every year or two.)

[ducttape45]

I use this program to keep my Windows 10 from updating and it works great. I've been using it for several years now. I now have my Windows 10 locked on version 1909 since that's the last W10 O/S my hardware will support. I only disable it when I manually install updates that I download from the Windows Update Catalog.

Stop Updates 10