KB3035583 Installing Windows 10 using Windows Update?

This continues to be sound advice.  I don't know why so many find it hard to understand.  Apparently there's something seductive or addictive about thinking that Microsoft will take care of you and respect your instructions while doing so.  We all need to let go of that illusion.

Canadian Tech here with an update.....

The big change is because Microsoft has not issued a single update to Windows 7 that made an improvement, other than security updates since before 2015, it is simpler to simply hide every update that appears in the Windows section of WU updates offered.  No need to filter through numbers.  Simply reject them all because you can be certain none of them will be of value to you unless you want Win10. Once you have followed the procedure below, from that point on, all you need do is as described above.

I have followed this procedure for my 150 client computers for more than 6 months now and it positively works.  What you have to get your head around is the idea that by setting the WU setting to NEVER, you are taking the responsibility to do updates when and how you choose and never giving Microsoft the ability to take control of that process.  In the circumstances, this is a very valid and useful strategy that works.

Here is an updated set of instructions:

Prevent Windows 10

If you do not want Windows 10 and wish to prevent it from being installed on your computer, follow this exactly as laid out.  I have done this on 150 client computers and it works flawlessly, and has continued to that since Spring, 2015.

Once you have followed the procedure below, and set Windows update to NEVER, once a month, start Windows Update manually, check for updates.  When you get the list of “important” updates, right-click and choose hide on EVERY update in the Windows grouping that does not describe itself as Security.  Allow the Malicious software removal tool or any C++ updates.  Do not use ANY optional updates or place a checkmark in any unchecked updates.  Proceed to update.

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March 15, 2016

Be advised that Microsoft has committed to support Windows 7 until at least January, 2020.  Most of your current computers will last that long.

The Windows 10 installation promises to allow return to Windows 7 within 30 days.  That return process is flawed and sometimes requires re-installation of Windows 7.  For some owners without a re-usable Microsoft product key or a factory restore partition on their computers, it results in a useless thing that used to be a computer.

A lot of people have tried Windows 10 and decided they want their Windows 7 back.  If you are one of those, once you have Windows 7 back, you will need to take steps to keep it that

You must adopt a protective stance to prevent your Windows 7 system from becoming something you do not want.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3043656/microsoft-windows/first-aid-for-forced-windows-10-upgrades.html

I advise my clients to change the Windows Update Setting to Never check for updates.  Once a month, on the 2nd Tuesday, they will get an email from me advising to manually start WU and then hide every update except for ones specifically labeled Security.  In other words, only security updates will be applied.  In all of 2015, not a single update that was not security, was something that improved Windows 7.

Some may feel uncomfortable with the setting — NEVER.  Well you needn’t be.  Never means you are never giving Microsoft a chance to decide what you download and install.  It does NOT mean you will never update.  The difference is that now you take control and the responsibility of updating of Windows and Office.

Read Woody Leonhard (one of the most respected writers in the trade) 

http://www.infoworld.com/article/2983777/microsoft-windows/how-to-clean-the-windows-10-crapware-off-your-windows-7-or-81-pc.html?nsdr=true Woody calls the Windows 10 download “crapware.”  Woody’s advice is that if you have Windows 7, keep it, you are better off by far.

If you see the Windows flag on the bottom right of your screen, chances are pretty high, your computer already has the Win10 files. Even if you do not, it may be on your computer shortly anyway.  Here are instructions on how to rid yourself of it:

First download and run GWX Control panel.  A free app:

http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

It will allow you to prevent any future operating system upgrades and delete downloaded Win10 files, but it will not remove any of Microsoft’s installed or attempts to install spyware.

The following process will remove those features which you do not need.

This process works, but it only works if you do all the steps and do them in order.

1. Take Windows Update off automatic — Never check for updates
2. Windows Update, Installed updates, WAIT a long time till you see the green bar complete its long trip to the right
3. Now, search for each of the listed updates, uninstall them.  You must wait until the list is re-created each time.
4. If there are others you want to uninstall, click Later
5. Then, clear the search box and after the list is again displayed, enter another KB number.
6. Restart the PC.  It may take a long time to process this.

If you choose “check for updates, but let me choose whether to download and install them”, Microsoft will download “important” updates like KB3035583 to your computer.  It will be pre-checked — selected.  Unless you check Windows Update (WU) and discover this BEFORE you shut down, it will install it during the shut-down process.   Hiding accomplishes nothing.

List of updates that if already installed should be removed:

KB3035583

KB2952664

KB2977759

KB3021917

KB3075249

KB3080149

KB3083710

KB3083324

KB3090045

KB3112343

KB3123862

KB3022345

KB3068708

I was in the process of editing my reply when you posted yours.

Wrong it can be got rid of permanently ,by setting your update page to Never update or Block all updates , then do as Canada Tech who is the instigator of this thread says , and once a month select exactly the updates you want to allow

I myself have blocked every update since about May, and I love it

Can't be hidden permanently because Microsoft keep re-issuing it with a different version number (currently version 11.0). That's why it occasionally shows up in the list of new updates.

The only thing to do, is to keep hiding it, yes, it is a pain in the backside to have to keep doing it.

Edit:

There is one way to stop it permanently as described by Canada Tech the starter of this thread, but that means changing the Windows update settings to Never update. Then once a month check for any critical updates.