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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,
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.
Let us know if you need further assistance.
Hi, Thanks
just done that and we will see how we get on.
For about the last week or so, the Windows Update Assistant has been wreaking havoc on my computer. It's constantly disrupting everything I'm trying to work on, even when I'm actively working. Every time I uninstall it, it reinstalls itself, which makes it, by definition, a Virus.
I would also like to know how Microsoft thinks that they have any right whatsoever to force updates and install programs without prior notice and without giving us any way to prevent this from happening. That is, by definition, hacking and hijacking. Microsoft does not own our computers. WE own our computers. And how do we know for absolute certain that Microsoft is not spying on us, or stealing our personal files, or stealing our personal information when they are accessing our computers to force the updates? I am not making an accusation. I am asking a legitimate question that every Windows 10 user should be asking. How does Microsoft either not realize or not care about the humongous amount of liability that they've opened themselves up to by forcing updates. To everyone who is as bothered by all of this as I am: I recommend filing Better Business Bureau complaints against Microsoft, and contacting your local ACLU Office to ask them to get involved to make Microsoft stop being able to take control of our computers.
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.
Let us know if you need further assistance.
Hi, Thanks
just done that and we will see how we get on.
Hi
I have done the steps yesterday as per DaveM121 and that did not work, it's back to updating again this morning.
Sometimes I get a message saying 'Updates were installed. Select this message to learn more.' I select the message in question and get another message saying 'No updates have been installed yet.'! Great! It is like a joke
