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
    2018-03-28T19:17:14+00:00

    This does not work as the windows update software re installs itself after some time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-03-28T20:47:00+00:00

    Why reply to a post dated October 13?

    Copy & paste my URL above into your browser and the procedure on Page 11 of that item will work. Microsoft can of course work around it some time in the future but it's been working for many months now.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-04-03T15:25:55+00:00

    On Microsoft's Fix Windows Update errors, I was asked the following question 'Tell us what we can do to improve the information in the article?'

    Here is what I replied:

    'Tell us why Microsoftexpects us to provide our own external drive, in order to free space, for updates that we don't really want installed on our computers?'

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-04-03T19:32:04+00:00

    I didn't know how to make an active hyperlink in my post above but now I do, so I'm repeating it again here.

    Follow the 12 steps on Page 11.

    I've had no attempted updates for almost a month so far.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update-winpc/how-to-turn-off-windows-updates-permanently/603be1d3-b4c5-415a-9094-db0e9d3fc9ab

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-04-04T13:39:52+00:00

    Hi p1guy,

    The experience with Microsoft's Windows 10 has proven too much for me!

    So, I shall be looking for another type of operating system, in the near future.

    Thank you

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