Turn off Win10 updates

[fortytwo]

I'm on a MIFI for the next 5 months, and the Win10 updates are wiping my time allotment out.  It's a real hassle to get back on line as Verizon programmers aren't bright enough to reactivate your account when you add money.  I had 2.5 gigs left one night, next couldn't get online.  I think there is a way to delay updates until you get to a wifi network, but can't find it, and can't remember how.

Can anyone refresh my memory, or tell me it's not possible.  I found a way to stop restarts, but not the inopportune downloads.  Pity with all the bright folks MS has hired they can't produce an update without a multi-gig download and a restart.

[markandkim]

Might as well buy some more "gigs" for all of the future updates from Microsoft. They're constantly having them.

[Chalkie]

You can disable "Windows Update" in Services. The downside of this is that it will disable ALL updates for all apps/programs that use the service such as your Windows Defender updates. 

[pjstough]

On my win 10 computer I go to Windows settings> Network and Internet> Wifi> Manage known networks> Select your Mifi from the list> Properties> Scroll down to "metered connections"> click the "On Off" button to "On" and you should be good to go.

[fortytwo]

pjstough, thanks.  That was what I couldn't remember.  If that doesn't stop the downloads I'll follow Chalkie's advice and turn all updates off.  I'm not very vulnerable as Windows is the only MS program I use.  Never use Office, Outlook, or Edge.