W10Privacy is a tool that focuses on adjusting various aspects of privacy in Windows 10, but with the help of additional modules, it also manages to assume the role of Windows Update and give the user manual control over available hotfixes.
It is very frustrating to keep debating this, but the current situation leaves us no choice. The automatic installations of hotfixes for Windows 10 have shown that the lack of control over each patch released by Microsoft can have negative consequences. Although there are some grounds for the argument that the average user "isn't interested" in handling updates, it's also undeniable that the same user doesn't want to act as a "beta tester", and that several hotfixes went into circulation without being truly ready.
Anyone can cut this off at the root and appeal to the nuclear option, that is, disabling the Windows Update service and activating it when necessary, but on the Web there are other solutions, such as W10Privacy.
W10Privacy: Update Control
As its name indicates, W10Privacy is a utility whose objective is to disable and/or block multiple parameters in Windows 10 associated with data transmission and internal telemetry. Without a doubt, it is an advanced tool, and we recommend carrying out a backup via System Restore before making changes, but there's more: W10Privacy has plugin support, and one of them is the Windows Update PowerShell Module, which essentially assumes the role of Windows Update.
The process to activate it isn't user-friendly either: First we must download W10Privacy and place it in a temporary folder. Then, we download the plugin, and dump the contents of the zip file into the W10Privacy folder (so that it becomes a subfolder). Finally, it's necessary to download the PsTools package from Windows Sysinternals, extract PsExec.exe from it, and copy it to the W10Privacy folder.
We run W10Privacy, visit the "Extras" section, and there we'll see the option called "Windows Updates". We mark the first five options, confirm the changes, and then click on "Start Checking for Updates". As you can see, the whole mechanism is definitely "anti-user", uncomfortable from every angle, and aggressive for the operating system, since W10Privacy temporarily disables Windows Update to take its place.
However, the end result is something many users seek: regaining control over hotfixes. Once again, I recommend creating a restore point before experimenting with W10Privacy. After all, not all systems are alike, and beyond its good intentions, there's a possibility that something bad may happen. The latest update of W10Privacy is from February 3rd.
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