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
    2022-01-02T16:32:47+00:00

    First of all, you are not alone with this issue. This is a very long thread to read with multiple suggestions. I have found none of them that work. Once Windows 11 has downloaded on your computer, the only way to stop the pending installation is to keep pausing it. You can pause it up to 35 days. Right before that, you have do go ahead and click on 'check for updates'. Then what happens it is tells you to pick a time for the installation. You can then pause it again for another 35 days.

    I have Windows 10 home version so I don't have that group policy setting like the Pro version does. There is one setting to double check though. In settings, make sure you click the box that says that you have to be notified before installing an update. That way, Windows 11 won't install unless you let it.

    No easy answers then you must either let Windows 11 install and hope for the best or keep pausing the rest of your life. Mine is now paused until Feb. 2nd. I'll pause it one more time after that and then I'm going to just let it install.

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  2. Sumit 44,226 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-01-02T16:26:16+00:00

    Hi there, I believe you would need to update to 21H1 first because 20H1 has already reached the end of service, and the policy does not work on releases that have reached EOL.

    All above 20H1 share the same code, so you can just use the enablement package to update to a supported release.

    https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2021/05/windows-10-version-21h1-offline.html#.YdHR-hnhUzY

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-01-02T16:17:26+00:00

    Hi Sumit,

    I run into this thread because I have a similar problem: WIN10 PRO, 20H1 with 11 ready to install and I do not want it (at least for long).

    I went to Group policy editor Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Windows Update for Business, enabled the policy and typed 21H1 in the field.

    After reboot the situation is still the same, with 11 pending installation, which I delayed till 25 January

    Any suggestion? Thanks in advance

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  4. Sumit 44,226 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-12-29T03:00:42+00:00

    Hi. Would these directions still apply, even though my version of Windows 10 is 64-bit and 21H1?

    Yes, it would.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-12-28T21:21:34+00:00

    I'm not a tech, but personally I would not mess with your registry unless you are 100% confident what you are doing. I take it you have windows 11 and you don't want updates???

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