by boco » 03.08.2018, 23:18
The Windows Update Assistant (version 1 and version 2) cannot be blocked easily, unfortunately. These kind of updates are force-installed without asking (exactly like the Update Remediation patch earlier) and you cannot do much to stop them. They even alter settings like re-enabling the Windows Update service.
If you have Windows 10 Pro and higher, you can delay "Feature Updates" (read: full build Upgrades) for up to 365 days (in the WU settings). Windows 10 Home or Home Single Language users are at the mercy of MS unless they know a lot of Registry voodoo.
Microsoft update catalog: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/
Windows Install media download: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15088/windows-create-installation-media