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Windows update always turns itself on
I am puzzled by windows update on my Windows 7 machine. I turned it off in control panel -> windows update settings and set "Important updates" to "never check for updates (not recommended)". I also unchecked everything below that ("give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates" and "Allow all users to install updates on this computer").
Several days ago this didn't do the trick and windows update turned itself on and installed a ton of updates while I was away from computer. Then I reinstalled windows 7 and turned this all off again, but also switched "windows update" in services.msc (start menu -> run -> services -> stop windows update and disable it)..
I was shocked to find today that everything regarding windows update has been turned on again! Both in control panel and in services (windows update is not disabled anymore). I switched it back to off, but if it tends to turn itself on by its own volition, something is really not right there.
Additionally, I discovered that in "Power options" my monitor has been set to turn off after 15 minutes although I put there "never turn off". Also, currently "high performance" is selected and not as I set "balanced (recommended).
It really looks as if someone messed with my computer, which should be impossible since only I have physical access to it. Is it possible to change these settings online (by e.g. microsoft)?
How do I turn off windows update permanently? How can I stop these changes to my settings?