How permanently stop windows 10 force updates

Anonymous
2018-02-25T13:34:58+00:00

I'm using an ACER aspire ES 14 laptop and it's been with me for over a year now with no problems whatsoever. Not until the start of 2018 where out of nowhere, windows 10 wants me to install their updates. Now for how long have I been ignoring those latest updates and seen some of the peoples complaints in recent forums that the newest updates destroys their PC/laptops instead of making it better, I'm kinda scared and also don't have the time to get all of the updates in my laptop. First, it was the windows assistant that was bugging me, where it would just show up and stops me for doing anything else. I tried the following method of going to "Services" and disabling both "Background Intelligence Transfer" and "Windows Update" and restarted my laptop, but of course those didn't work since it will automatically enables themselves again while also installing windows 10 assistant back. So I tried another method I found here that needs me to go to Task Scheduler and do some tweaking here and there,  and what do you know, it worked! At least for 3 weeks... Then a few days ago, I found windows 10 assistant installs itself again, so I had to do the same steps I did before and it worked so far, then the next day where I was expecting it to install itself again. Something new happened, instead of windows 10 assistant, I just received a notification in my Action Center that "We're getting your PC up to date" and I know for sure that it's still a windows update and this is the part that's making me nuts and stressed out since I have no idea how to stop this, I'm all out of options even from searching this on the web. So I really need help from this.

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  1. @CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-02-25T16:51:12+00:00

    The only way to stop the updates is to disconnect from the Internet so the system can't receive them (this makes Windows 10 work the same as iPad, iPhone, tablets, Xbox, PlayStation, and other consumer electronic devices).  This is why Windows 10 is a continuous service, not a one-time product.  If you don't agree to the updates, you actually aren't legally allowed to use the system. You don't own Windows, you license the temporary restricted rights to use it. Those are the license terms of contract, and updates are required.  Your only alternative is to use another product instead.

    We can help you solve any problem you have at all to get your system working properly, but there's no "off switch" for updates, no matter what you do.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-02-25T22:50:28+00:00

    To think I was a fool to believed someone would actually help me here but instead I got someone that would point out I have no right to use a system that I bought from my hard earned money... If I would've known Windows to be the kind to shove updates that people don't want in their system sooner I would've bought something else. But yeah, thanks for nothing I guess.

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  3. @CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-02-25T22:55:17+00:00

    You have every right to use your system, and you should expect it to be functional.  There's no reason you should be trapped with an inoperative system, and you don't have to pay a penny to get there.  We will help you solve whatever problem you have, just let us know.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-02-25T23:12:55+00:00

    The latest Win 10 update has been trying to load for months now.  I've had to reverse (remove) it about 7 or 8 times as each time it loads, something else doesn't work.  It might be Quick Books - or email - or excel - or who knows what.  On my son's business machine (he runs his business on a single machine), we were trying to 'stiff arm' the 'developer' update as well - but it loaded itself, and his mouse stopped working.  Tough to do anything without the mouse !!  After 3 hours of service in his office - it's now been in the shop for 3 days - I can't wait to see that bill.  And then you get some geek from Microsoft, who's never had to run a business tell you that we are forced to take an update that doesn't work smoothly - - 

    Some day, with that attitude, Microsoft will go the way of Radio Shack - The Edsel - Saturn - and the buggy whip.  Seems to me like a class action suit brewing - - 

    I guess I'll continue 'stiff arming' the download, and removing it after the fact - till Microsoft actually starts servicing their customers.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-02-26T00:13:27+00:00

    Then you should know well what kind of help I'm looking for. I don't want those forced install windows 10 updates in my system. It was going all so well until windows tried to become a virus that will force anyone to update their system whether they like or not now. Not everyone has good internet to download all of those and not everyone has time to install all of them in a day and they should really put that into mind... I'm really losing my patience right now and my laptop is the only thing that's working in our home. If something were to happen to it or becomes broken because of a windows update then I have no idea what to do anymore. I don't have that much money on me right now to buy a new one or repair it in case that actually happens and I really need to work on a bunch of stuff with it at the moment and of course, I need the internet as well in order to do that.  So I'm pretty much cornered right now.

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