Turning off Automatic Updates

Can someone please tell me how to turn off the Automatic Windows Updates??
It really slows my computer down!

START > Control Panel > Automatic Updates > Check "Turn
Off Automatic Updates"


>-----Original Message-----
>Can someone please tell me how to turn off the Automatic
Windows Updates??
>It really slows my computer down!
>.
>

Thats not it, after what Christine suggested go START > Control Panel >
Performance and Maintenance > Administrative Tools > Services. Right click
on Automatic Update choose Property and disable that service from loading at
start up.
Note: Either method you will not be able to manualy update from v.5 Update
site

"Christine" wrote:

> START > Control Panel > Automatic Updates > Check "Turn
> Off Automatic Updates"
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Can someone please tell me how to turn off the Automatic
> Windows Updates??
> >It really slows my computer down!
> >.
> >
>

Tim wrote:
> Can someone please tell me how to turn off the Automatic Windows Updates??
> It really slows my computer down!
Assuming you are using the current version of Windows Updates:
Open Control Panel; double click the System icon; click on the
Automatic Updates tab; select Turn Off Automatic Updates (it's
the last button).

In order to update Windows you can use the Windows Update command
from your PC's Help & Support center or you can use Internet
Explorer. Just click on Tools and then Windows Update.

Nero wrote:
> Then you get this......................
> Error number: 0x8DDD0018 when you go to updates site.
> I turned automatic off and regardless of how I get to the updates site the
> above error happens.
> (And yes, BITS is on)
> So you cannot get updates if you disable auto.

Then something else is going on. I have 5 machines all with auto
update turned off and all able to use manual windows updates.
See the following link for info on error 0xDDD0018:
http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?p=1885137

Jordan wrote:
> Alan wrote:
>> Nero wrote:
>>> Then you get this......................
>>> Error number: 0x8DDD0018 when you go to updates site.
>>> I turned automatic off and regardless of how I get to the updates
>>> site the above error happens.
>>> (And yes, BITS is on)
>>> So you cannot get updates if you disable auto.
>>
>> Then something else is going on. I have 5 machines all with auto
>> update turned off and all able to use manual windows updates.
>> See the following link for info on error 0xDDD0018:
>> http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?p=1885137
>
> To quote from your link which quotes from the WU page:
> [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
> Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is
> disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:
> Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of
> critical updates for your computer.
> Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable
> downloading of updates.
>
Just to ensure we are not talking past each other....
In order to be able to use the windows update function either in
automatic update mode or manual update mode, the "Automatic
Update" service (found in the Services Control Panel) must not be
disabled.