how do i COMPLETELY stop my computer from updating!?!?

Anonymous
2018-08-25T20:20:22+00:00

it seems that i am CONSTANTLY being FORCED by microsoft to "update" my computer at their leisure. i never asked for their "updates", i tried turning off all things associated with their "updates", BUT THEY STILL KEEP COMING!  I DONT WANT THEM, I DONT NEED THEM!

they say its for MY security? yeah, thats what ALL dictators say before they commit a mass genocide! i dont need microsoft snooping around in my comupter, because thats all their updates seem to be doing, is allowing them to forcibly access my computer.

if anyone knows of a program to block out microsoft from accessing my computer and forcing "updates" on me, then please share them!

microsoft saying they wont FORCE a new OS on people apparently doesnt include said operating system to be forcibly changed by them at any time, even if it means screwing up whatever you are doing at the time!

there needs to be some kind of action taken against microsoft about this, because it feels like i dont own my computer, but that microsoft does! i cant turn off "windows update medic service". the FACT that microsoft has a so called "service" like this, is enough of an example of how many people dont want their system "updated"!

it wouldnt surprise me if this was taken down because they dont want people to understand that this is worse than apple bricking devices because of a replacement part. if i dont have control over my device being "updated" then it is not my device, but the one who is updating it. that is not what i agreed to when i purchased this computer (not leased, but purchased!), so it is in violation of a purchase agreement and microsoft should be facing a class action lawsuit over this! but because they said they wouldnt do one forcible "update" they are getting away with this!

can anything be done about this?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-09-08T20:29:17+00:00

    "This device doesn't support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly", I have no idea what the heck Miracast is but I can assure you I wouldn't have installed this app

    How can anyone argue against logic like that?

    You can't.  It's an application I have no use for and wouldn't have installed.  It's on my computer and I'm stuck with it.  I can't even remove it from my start menu.  I did a quick search to find out what miracast is, it's not something I even have the components to use as I don't own a smart phone.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-08T20:34:52+00:00

    ... all i can think, is that your saying to go buy new hardware every time there is an issue, which is absurd. when their"software" causes my pc to have issues when it was working just fine the way it was, thats on them, not on my HARDWARE! 

    My motherboard, which includes my sound and Ethernet functionality, is nine years old. (I have a Dell Studio XPS 8100.) I did eventually replace the stock graphics card with a Radeon 5670 - that one is six years old. Another one of your theories down the tubes.

    You should take half the energy you put into arguing and invest it in a search engine. Learn how technology really works, and how to make it work for you.

    The problem is MS will continue to force updates to your computer until it is no longer compatible thus denying you to ability to happily continues using your hardware until it no long meets your needs.  I find this particularly irritating because I specifically and repeatedly told them I did not want Windows 10 on my desktop but they installed it anyway.

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  3. Paul Chou 1,471 Reputation points
    2018-09-10T02:49:02+00:00

    I can assure you that MS will eventually decide that Windows 10 updates will not be free any more. Wrong: Microsoft did not say that updates will cost money. That will end up being a disaster. You should try an in place upgrade. You will not lose files, folders and applications. That is basically fixing any Windows issues without losing anything. Office 2010 is outdated. Please get the latest one. You will not get any support for 2010 there are any issues with it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-09-14T02:34:34+00:00

    had windows update and module installer disabled in services, and yet it still updated and turned both of them back on automatically!

    i need to know how to KILL windows update medic! anyone know how?

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-09-14T02:50:53+00:00

    LoL If you find out please let me know

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