automatic Windows (8.1) updates

[Kari Eveli lexitec@xxxxxxxx]

Hello,

Have you tried the Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3 for Windows 8
(http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-3-windows-8)
which makes a claim of this kind of capability.


Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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22.10.2014, 10:33, Flash wrote:
> BTW automatic Windows (8.1) updates are extraordinarily difficult to
> shut down. I know, there is place in the Windows settings where you
> can ostensibly turn it off--it still sends miles and miles of
> encrypted (TLS) packets off to microsoft and downloads something or
> other. I noted at least 10 web servers Win8.1 was contacting
> frequently despite automatic updates being switched off; these servers
> have now been re-routed as local host (e.g., 127.0.0.1 msftncsi.com in
> the "host" file).