Now, the different methods to do this, however, could be cumbersome for some users. Like we had discussed in one of our previous articles, Windows does allow the users to disable Windows updates permanently as well as for a specific period of time. The View update history module displays the Windows Update history and lets you perform maintenance actions related to Windows Update.Windows updates are important to your system and can be good- until you don’t want them for whatever reason. The Unhide Updates module lets you view hidden updates and unhide the desired ones. The Uninstall Updates module lets you uninstall or hide updates that were installed.

Hidden updates are not displayed as available for install. You can also hide updates from this module. The Install updates module, which searches for available updates and installs the desired ones. The author recommends disabling Windows Updates completely for WAU Manager to work efficiently, and doing so is conveniently permitted directly through the WAU Manager Dashboard module.īesides the Dashboard module, WAU Manager has four more modules: It includes its own schedule that is configured to work whether WAU is enabled or not. WAU Manager does not use the built-in WAU schedule. WAU Manager allows you to choose whether the available updates are automatically downloaded and installed or not.Īll the update choices are available through the WAU Manager Dashboard dialog box. Once a day, once a month, or once a year, or whatever you decide. WAU Manager will permit you to update manually with just one click via a dedicated desktop shortcut you can also update automatically with the desired frequency. It also has full uninstall and maintenance support for Windows updates. This control includes when and how they are installed. WAU Manager is fully featured, providing you with full control over Windows Updates.

WAU Manager (Windows Automatic Updates Manager) is free portable replacement for the default Windows Updating interface. WAU Manager (Windows Automatic Updates Manager) is a free portable replacement for the default Windows Updating interface.

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