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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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Hi,
Windows Update cannot be uninstalled, however, you can try to disable it. Follow the steps provided by DaveM121 in this thread on how to disable it. We also suggest that you submit a feedback through our Feedback Hub so our developers can investigate and review the issue.
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Hi
I just found this link and it might be a way to stop the win 10 updates
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/910336/windows-update-error-0x80070002-or-0x80070003
followed this through and its not showing any new updates available.
that option did not work, it was back on again this morning trying to update windows 10 to 1709
GRRRRR
I think Microsoft is trying to make us save all our files on their system! This is the reason for all this talk of 'freeing space' on our computers! Shame on you Microsoft!
Came back at 15h00. Microsoft windows update really sucks. I will keep trying stopping that app to come back again. I will let you know if I find a way out.
Hi
I just found this link and it might be a way to stop the win 10 updates
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/910336/windows-update-error-0x80070002-or-0x80070003
followed this through and its not showing any new updates available.
