KB3035583 Installing Windows 10 using Windows Update?

Thanks for posting that petition!!! We need thousands to sign it!!

I've been thinking of why Microsoft has taken this course with Win10. There is no benefit that I can see for Microsoft doing this intentionally. Those that made this decision, whether on purpose or by mistake need to be held accountable. We've all heard about "follow the money." Well, all I see is a loss for Microsoft, not only in money but their relationship with their users. 

I know there is much anger out there and not without cause. There is a sadness also that this has happened and the trust users have had with Microsoft has been broken.

It is up to Microsoft to repair the damage, no matter who caused it.

Hi Canada! I had to turn WU on my friend's Win7 that had the GWX installed on which I had removed in order to see what to uninstall/hide etc.

The 2977759, 3083324, 3090045 and 3022345 were not among the WU. All of the others that you listed from Woody's were and have been hidden. I also hid KB2999226 that another site had suggested.

After there were no more important updates left to install or hide, I went on to a couple of other tasks. Before getting ready to shut down the PC, I checked WU again and guess what important update was listed? If you guessed the KB3035583, you're correct. So, I hid it again. After setting WU to NEVER again, I shut down.

Let's hope Microsoft will see the error of their ways, reverse course and help those users that are having problems not of their own making.

Thank you for being so generous with your time and most helpful instructions for all of the users here.

According to netmarketshare, the market share of various Windows versions is as follows:

Windows 7: 56.53%

Windows XP: 12.21%

Windows 8.1: 10.72%

Windows 10: 6.63%

Windows 10 has a long way to go, and Windows 10 may never get any traction in the enterprise market as long as it continues automatically install all updates on customers' computers without giving them a choice. See herefor an effort to get Microsoft to give customers more control over which Windows 10 updates are installed.

In order to increase Windows 10 market share, perhaps Microsoft will use even more tricks designed to get customers to install Windows 10 (and after those tricks are discovered, Microsoft will again apologize and claim they were a mistake).

Even with Windows Update set to "never", be very careful when periodically re-enabling Windows Update to install selected updates.

Eric, Some user's as yourself are experiencing more pain than others. Still, it's not what we asked for or expected, but have to deal with.

Aside from the Win10 debaucle, my advice would be to install any of the .NET updates separately. That is what I started doing a couple of years ago when having issues installing those with the other updates. Works better for me, anyway.

Hope your method of using the .bat files works!! I'm still on NEVER on WU.

Thanks for the article. I looked at the screenshot which I found interesting.

Those using automatic updates never saw that. I haven't had automatic updates for over 2 years. I didn't reserve any Win10 and had my WU setting as to notify whether to download or install and let me choose. However, my setting was ignored and many WU were not only downloaded, but installed. The GWX was not, but the telemetry updates were, along with the KB3035583.

I don't think Microsoft's explanation in that article is going to fly, imo. But like you said, perhaps some progress.

Something has changed at Microsoft. They didn't do this with the XP OS's when Vista came out and they didn't do it with Vista when Win7 came out.

Let's hear from Satya Nadella.