This step won’t work if you're using Windows Home edition—but you can pause updates as described in the next step. If you're using any other edition, like Windows 10 Pro, these steps can be used to require your approval before any update installs.
- First, you'll need to open the Group Policy Editor. Open the Start Menu, enter
edit group
, then select Edit Group Policy.
- Under Computer Configuration, open the Administrative Templates folder then the Windows Components folder.
- Select the Windows Update folder.
- Double-click Configure Automatic Updates on the right and enable it.
- Set the Configure automatic updating drop-down to 2 - Notify for download and auto-install.
- Click OK.
When you restart your computer, updates will require your approval to download and install.