Disable WSUS by Registry

On Windows 11/10/8.1 Managed Computers

Disable WSUS on Windows 10/11 by Registry Modification

This method is simple and easy. As an end-user, you can perform on your computer.

Note: This is a temporary solution. If you connect the computer back to the company network, the WSUS group policy will be applied automatically and revert the changes. The ideal permanent solution is to move your computer to a different OU where the WSUS policy is not applied, which the network/Windows update administrator can only do. So, as normal computer users, we have only the below option to disable WSUS in Windows OS.

1. Open Registry Editor (Type regedit in Search)
2. Access to the following location:  HKLM/Software/Policies/Microsoft/Windows/WindowsUpdate/AU/
3. Change the value from 1 to 0 in the UseWUServer key. 1 is to use a WSUS server, and 0 is to disable it.
4. Once you have changed the above key from 1 to 0, close the registry editor and restart the Windows update service. Even if you are okay, restart the computer to take effect.