Motivation:

You have a server with Windows Server 2016. The server Windows updates are being downloaded and installed automatically. This may affect your customers’ usage. You want to disable it so that you can install Windows updates when you find most appropriate.

Solution:

1. Open Command Prompt (Admin).
2. Type sconfig and press Enter.
3. Press 5 (Windows Update Settings:), then press Enter.
4. Press D (to select DownloadOnly option), then press Enter.
5. Click OK button.
6. Press 13 (Restart Server), then press Enter.
7. Click Yes button to restart your server.