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
    2024-11-10T19:37:16+00:00

    I'm having the exact same problem. I've done the registry fixes and clearly that didn't work. I'm now automatically downloading Win 11 despite altering all the registry keys to make that impossible.

    I tried 11 and I HAtE IT. I got two crashes in 10 minutes, there's no way to put the screens on Dark Mode so I can read them more easily, and they've fubared the GUI. The glare from no Dark Mode alone started giving me a headache as it's difficult for me to read black text on a white field due to cataracts. NOT COOL, people!

    WTH, Microsoft? Why are you shoving a broken product down our throats and not giving us a choice as to whether or not we want to change to Win 11. I can't call it an upgrade with a straight face.

    I want Win 11 to stop downloading and I want it NOW.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-25T08:02:10+00:00

    I want to cancel the update windows 11.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-30T00:47:49+00:00

    This should keep your computer from "upgrading" to Windows 11:

    Stop Windows 11 Upgrade: https://www.htmlvalidator.com/CSS-HTML-Forum/viewtopic.php?t=3621

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-12T23:49:07+00:00

    I know. We shall just keep posting here on this thread as we get closer to 'D' day. Makes me sweat!

    Mel

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-12T21:19:25+00:00

    Yeah, I don't know how to do that either. And putting one's email in an open forum would be ill-advised, we both know! I get tons of junk emails and calls from having contact info on my business website, but that is unavoidable.

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