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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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Thanks for your response. Finally tried to open each file within that download and deleted the contents of each file. Was able to delete most and then deleted the recycle bin. Then the laptop crashed but came back when restarted. Was then able to delete the final two files. Still not showing an update for installing. Will keep our fingers crossed. Thanks again
Rodrigo, Tried to delete the download but it indicates a file is in use and won't let me delete it. Any suggestions?
Stop wuauserv and bits - they're probably busy downloading.
Rodrigo, Tried to delete the download but it indicates a file is in use and won't let me delete it. Any suggestions?
I'm curious as to the negative consequences of disabling the TPM 2.0 in BIOS. I don't want to do anything to mess up my new laptop right now which is running windows 10, but I have Windows 11 waiting for install which I keep pausing.
Disabling TPM 2.0 will not break your computer. This technology is required for Windows 11, but is not required for Windows 10. As I said, I did not even enable TPM 2.0 and don't have any issues related to it on Windows 10.
I'm curious as to the negative consequences of disabling the TPM 2.0 in BIOS. I don't want to do anything to mess up my new laptop right now which is running windows 10, but I have Windows 11 waiting for install which I keep pausing.
