Is it possible to permanently delete windows 10 update assistant?

Anonymous
2017-10-13T22:32:01+00:00

I have a HP laptop (Model: 15-ac121na) using Windows 10 Home and for the last 3months ive been having problems with very slow internet speed. I tried so many different solutions to no avail and eventually i come across a temporary fix of rolling back the driver of the network adapter to version 2023.4.720.2015 however every time i close the laptop or restart it the network adapter updates itself again. This situation is bearable but now suddenly i keep getting window assistant pop ups constantly trying to download 5GB of updates. After giving in on what seems like the 1000th attempt to stop it i let the updates install and upon logging into my laptop i noticed the internet speeds had dropped again, i tried to roll back the driver but the option is now greyed out and i was stuck with just 54kbps on version 2023.58.731.2017!! I uninstalled the updates by going back to the previous windows build and now everything is back to normal (me rolling back the driver every so often) but im still getting windows assistant pop ups trying to install even after i went to control panel and deleted the application!

If anyone could help me with either deleting the assistant permanently or even my dodgy speeds i would be very greatful.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-10T11:50:42+00:00

    try going on to your drive that has windows on it and deleting the windows upgrade assistant folder then the shortcut but don't uninstall it because then it just comes back

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-03-10T02:39:58+00:00

    I appear to have killed it also--uninstall it from control panel, then run task scheduler and under microsoft/windows/windows update (and update orchestrator)--disable all tasks in those two areas.  That appears to have stopped it.  It's been on the web to do that, I just had failed to get them all disabled in updateorchestrator.  At some point, I'll try and uninstall some old programs on the Surface Pro 4 and see if I can get it to go from version 1703 to 1709.  Failing that, to get the latest creator update it will take a clean install, which is always a pain to go through.  As I said earlier, we are at the point where MS just can't write the software to update any and all computers running and and all software.  It's too complicated with too many variables.  Apple has always controlled the software allowed on the system more carefully and will tell you when a program will no longer run on the update.  And they update it anyway.  MS stops Windows from doing that so as not to have problems with people running mission critical ancient software or add ons.  To some that's a good thing, but the darn updater just keeps trying instead of giving up.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-03-10T00:15:45+00:00

    Update assistant reinstalls after I remove it. It runs it course, restarts my computer, can't install and starts the cycle again. My new computer is almost useless because of this. Insane!

    I´m not getting error code 0xc1900107

    I had one of their technicians take control of the laptop, a bit weird to watch at first. The technician goes through all startup settings and other processes via services. 

    Took a couple of attempts to stop the update assistant to stop activating but so far for 24hours its not reinstalled. 

    strange how the update assistant would install even when the laptop was turned off

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-03-09T22:53:30+00:00

    Update assistant reinstalls after I remove it. It runs it course, restarts my computer, can't install and starts the cycle again. My new computer is almost useless because of this. Insane!

    I´m not getting error code 0xc1900107

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