How to Cancel Windows 11 update?

Yes, that's the option. A system image will create a precise copy of your operating system. You can select any of your other drives to be included in the backup, such as ones that have your personal files. Wouldn't it be nice if there were a book to explain how to do the things people should / most want to do?

From memory, you can save to disks (but you need a lot if you have much to backup), but a portable hard drive is a better option, in my opinion.

I once lost all my stuff in a computer crash. The geeks at my university couldn't recover any personal files. The advice they gave me was that if stuff isn't backed up on three separate devices, it may as well not exist. Their point being that it is possible that you could lose stuff and your backup could become corrupt over time. I once read that fresh backups should be done every three months, to safeguard against corruption.

Hi,

are you talking about

controlPanel/ Backup&restore system (Windows 7)/Create a system image ?

There I see:

A system image is a copy of the drives required fpor Windows to run. It can also include additional

drives. A system image can be used to restore your computeir if your hard drive or computer eveir

stops working; however, you can 't choose individuaI items to restore.

Question: if this is the right one does this include the full os ?

In my case it needs 450GB, I would have to by a new HD for this

ANOTHER WAY TO 'DOWNGRADE' / 'ROLLBACK' / REVERT TO WINDOWS 10

The option to revert back to Windows 10 expires 10 days after installation of Windows 11.

However, there is a way to extend the option to 60 days. See

https://windowsreport.com/rollback-windows-11/

Alternatively, create a full backup and system image prior to installation of Windows 11 & save to a portable hard drive. Or, if you didn't do that prior to installation of Windows 11, use Windows 'Backup & Restore' to create a system image soon after installation of Windows 11, BEFORE the 10 day option to 'Go back' to your previous version of Windows expires.

Useful if you forgot to do this immediately prior to installation of Windows 11.

I managed to roll back to Windows 10 and my computer is now back to working as it should. I was able to restore the computer to Windows 10 and restore all personal stuff because I had backed up and created and saved a System Image (using ‘Backup & Restore (Windows 7)’). Unfortunately, I had deleted the backup and system image that I had done a few months prior to Installation of Windows 11 (I forgot to do one immediately prior to installation).

I had created a backup and system image shortly after installation of Windows 11. That is what I used to restore the computer to the state it was in at the time the backup and system image were created. However, because I had created the backup and system image two days after installation of Windows 11, when the restoration was complete I was still with Windows 11.

The good news was that because it was a restoration back to just a couple of days after I had installed Windows 11, the option to ‘Go back’ to using Windows 10 was there for me to choose. In effect, the restoration had placed me back in the ten day Windows 11 trial period, even though 17 days had passed since installation, so the option to revert to my previous version of Windows (Windows 10) was still there.

If ever you do have to do this yourself, note that all the personal preferences you had made for your system and Microsoft applications will need to be redone.

I strongly advise that you ignore the prompts to switch to Windows 11 until nearer the time when support for Windows 10 is discontinued. By then, Microsoft should have fixed most incompatibility issues. 😉

On the twelfth day after installing Windows 11, my system slowed right down. Starting the computer, loading my desktop, using Windows explorer, opening a web browser and switching between tabs, and starting Office 2021 applications, had all slowed right down, with a massive lag between command and response, making my PC pretty useless.

Do remember that Microsoft support for Windows 10 WILL CONTINUE until 14th October, 2025.

See:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/downgrade-from-windows-11-to-windows-10/84a2416d-ccfb-4d87-9eee-e1056591e91f

I hope that I get the pop-up AND that it has the option Check for new updates

Yes, that is the same as mine. That is why you make sure you get the pop up asking you when to install Windows 11.*

1. check for new updates. Windows 11 will not install, but ask you WHEN to install. *
2. So now that you have checked, go again to advanced options and you will be able to pause again for another 35 days.

That is the routine until you decide to let Windows 11 install on your computer.