To do so, down in the system tray, click your internet connection and choose “Network & Internet settings.” Choose “Change connection properties.” Then in the section marked “Metered connection,” move the “Set as metered connection” to On. Arguably the best way to keep the Automatic Update wolves at bay is to tell Windows that you have a metered connection. If you’re using Windows 10 Home, you have many fewer options. (Generally the Pause is good for 7 or 35 days, and it isn’t clear to me why some systems max out at 7.)
You’re also unlikely to want to Pause Updates because the CBB and cumulative update deferral handle most cases. With settings at CBB and a 30-day deferral on cumulative updates, you’re unlikely to want the “Feature update” deferral (top number box) - when in CBB, it’s unclear whether that setting actually does anything. While you’re here, you should also postpone “quality updates” - what Microsoft usually calls “cumulative updates.” That leaves you up to 30 days to decide if you want to install a particular cumulative update, a process that gives you time to see if the latest Automatic Update is causing widespread panic. By choosing CBB, you’re avoiding the four-month-long unpaid beta-testing phase, where those with Windows 10 Home and others who choose “Current Branch” get to install and test the new version of Win10 as soon as it’s available. Microsoft has changed the terminology several times in the past couple of months, but choosing “Current Branch for Business” in the first drop-down box should assure that you won’t be upgraded to the next version of Windows (presumably, version 1709) until Microsoft says it’s ready for widespread adoption.
Click the link marked “Advanced Options.” You can see the “Choose when updates are installed” pane in the screenshot. Using an administrator account in Windows 10 Creators Update Pro or Enterprise, click Start > Settings > Update & security. Unfortunately, this easy method is only available to those using Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise - not Win10 Home - and if you’re attached to a Windows Update server, your admin has control over the entire updating process, so this trick won’t work. Quite likely the single best new feature in Windows 10 Creators Update, the ability to easily defer Automatic Updates is reason alone for installing version 1703.
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