I found a way to keep updates from starting on another website, and so far so good.  The service has not been able to start back up since.

Go to the windows update service in services.msc . 

Change the account to guest on the logon tab, and delete the password ( make it blank ).

Stop the service, and try to restart it.  It should generate an error.  G2G.

You can change to disabled, but it will switch back from it at some point. 
You will now receive a periodic error in your Event Log, but the service should not start back up.

Depends on what is going on as far as releases, news, and coin activity.  could be 2 to 3 times a day, or once a week.  Usually wind up HODLing my original investment in a coin if it spikes and sell the rest, and buy in if there's a dip.