How to Cancel Windows 11 update?

Anonymous
2021-12-16T19:58:35+00:00

I'm one of the people who had Windows 11 download itself without me telling it to do so. Now, it is ready for install. I do not want to install Windows 11 at this point. I want to keep my Windows 10.

I've paused it for 7 days, but this is a temporary solution. Can I delete the Windows 11 download somehow? I'm running Windows 10 on a brand new Dell computer.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-01-09T16:40:50+00:00

    I just deleted everything in the Download file. Can I download windows 11 again, at a later date?

    Thank you!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-12-06T00:09:01+00:00

    Thanks, it did the trick!!! Very cool!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-29T15:39:47+00:00

    Scroll down to posts the next day, when OP makes Rodrigo.Queiroz understand that he wants to block future attempts to download Windows 11. That detailed procedure does work/has worked for many of us on this thread, and emptying that update folder is part of the process -- even if (as you say) it is not sufficient by itself to block future attempts.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-08-15T09:29:02+00:00

    I have accessed the files but can't seem to delete them. Can you advise please.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-08-05T21:08:56+00:00

    So happy for you!!!! Let us know if all is good now with Windows 10.

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