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Permanently disable auto maintenance Windows 8.1

by Apr 26, 2014 5:45AM PDT

Windows 8.1 [update] 64bit
HP G62293sa
Intel i5 2.5GHz
6GB Ram

I really need a solution to permanently disable auto maintenance in 8.1.

I've tried everything in task scheduler. I've disabled 'Idle Maintenance' & 'Regular Maintenance' ... and I was finally able to find a way to disable 'Maintenance Configurator'. However, the 'custom triggers' for the latter are impossible to disable as is the 'daily trigger' which keeps re-enabling itself.

The auto maintenance is a law unto itself. It doesn't run when the system is idle. It runs whenever it feels like it ... which is usually when I'm browsing, streaming etc. I've put up with this for long enough. There has to be a permanent solution.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Re: disable auto maintenance
by Forum moderator Apr 26, 2014 5:56AM PDT
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by Diatto Apr 26, 2014 6:14AM PDT

I'm afraid I'm not particularly tech savvy. I can tell you that I tried this ....

http://www.helpwithwindows.com/Windows8/Disable-Windows8-Automatic-Maintenance.html ....

and while it looks as though it has disabled the 'maintenance configurator', when I right click on 'properties' on maintenance configurator, the daily trigger is enabled for 01.00 every day, despite my disabling it many times. It just keeps re-enabling itself. I'm assuming that tomorrow, I'll have the same problems again.

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