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
    2018-02-18T19:38:53+00:00

    I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND AM SICK AND TIRED OF WASTING MY TIME WITH MS'S BS AND HAVING IT FORCED ON ME TO DO THE STUPID UPDATES. ESPECIALLY SINCE LAST TIME MY LAPTOP WENT INTO AN ENDLESS LOOP AND DIDNT WANT TO RESTART AND HAD TO GO TO AN EXTERNAL HDD AND REINSTALL FROM THERE. LOST A LOT OF FILES.

    SO WHAT IS THE BLOODY SOLUTION MS?

    I AM NEVER EVER GOING TO DO ANY UPDATES UNTIL I GET A NEW LAPTOP. PERIOD!!!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-02-18T20:02:08+00:00

    I AHVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. TRIED ALL THE ABOVE SOLUTION AND THE BLOODY THING KEEPS COMING BACK...ARRRHHGGGGGGG

    CAN SOMEONE FROM MS PLEASE RESPOND HERE WITH A VIABLE SOLUTION?

    THSI IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FRUSTRATING! 

    AND PLEASE WHEN  SOMEONE ANSWER, PLEASE DO NOT GIVE US THE USUAL BS PC ANSWER...JSUT COME WITH A DAMN SOLUTION!"

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-02-19T02:38:33+00:00

    Microsoft isnt going to answer. Sorry to burst bubbles but if they answer one question they would have to answer millions of questions from all over the world.  Do you know long it would take to write NO! a million times.

    Think about it.  If they answer questions they wll things that are broken. Then fix it, then send millions and millions of updates, then we send more questions. Its a viscious cycle. They can't  answer that first question. Accept it. Go to craigslist  and post youre need for a 16 year old computer nerd with a 4.0 GPA they work cheap work quick and you could get taxes your done for the price. Sorry folks its not how things are supposed to work.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-02-21T14:23:37+00:00

    so I opened (this pc) went to my c:/ drive and opened the windows folder, scroll down until you find the folder labeled windows update assistant and delete it... if it says its open in another program, just go to your task manager, find the update assistant, and end task. I quickly tried to empty my recycle bin and it gave me troubles, like the file moved its self back... so I repeated the process and found an update assistant folder, and an update assistant v2 folder. so I quickly deleted them and was able to empty my recycle bin I also made sure to go to control panel then programs and features and removed the update assistant from there, along with deleting the shortcut on my desktop that always pops up... so I'm gonna see how long this lasts if at all and ill get back to you if it comes back, and if it doesn't then I will update you on it in a week

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-02-22T12:28:49+00:00

    Hi!

    I had the same problem, Windows10UpgraderApp.exe always kept coming back, if I terminated it's process it started again after 10 minutes or so. Then the updates failed to install, and all this repeated forever. The working solution comes in a batch file!

    Create a new file anywhere, name it anti_update_cycle.cmd

    Paste this script into your file:

    :st

    taskkill -f -im Windows10UpgraderApp.exe

    timeout 1

    del c:\Windows10Upgrade\Windows10UpgraderApp.exe

    timeout 5

    goto st

    You have to run this command line script to get rid of the annoying Win10 upgrader. It closes the updater application and deletes it's executable. It will keep coming back but will be closed in seconds, before appearing on screen. You should put this script file into your Startup folder and set it's shortcut to always start it minimized. (use google for these steps)

    Goodbye!

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