Quote from: dipepmining on November 24, 2020, 09:59:32 PM

I was reading some older posts and horror stories of things accidental Windows Updates can do like change the registry of windows defender or update the graphics cards to a version that they shouldn't be, etc.. These are the things I am looking into. If you can think of anything else to look into, please let me know.

You can try to disable Windows Update in "Search->Edit Group Policy"
Under 'Computer Configuration', expand "Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Windows Update".
On the right pane, set Configure Automatic Updates from 'Not configured' to "Disabled".

Using that setting, my Windows10 Rig has been at version 1709 for 5months and never updated.
I don't know if will actually work since I've deferred windows updates in the settings for 365days.
But this is what the description says:

Some features are still being automatically updated though.

And to disable automatic drivers update, enable the policy: "Do not include drivers with Windows Updates", as written in its description.
You might want to check the other policies in there too.