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
    2023-11-23T15:18:11+00:00

    delete tese files and restore before this date, that work perfect for me.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T21:23:44+00:00

    I have Windows 10 HOME edition. If you ever have 3 months of time and read this entire thread, if you just follow the steps, it will solver your problem.

    Don't overthink it as this is a tried and true solution that has been out a very long time and used 100% successfully with everyone who did it.

    You are simply preventing the download of Windows 11.

    However, if you are uncomfortable then just go with Windows 11.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T20:32:36+00:00

    Turned out bits is used for downloading. I'd rather not disable it since it may be used for Defender and other necessary downloads. I don't follow steps blindly, unless they're official steps from MSFT R&D. I need to know what these actions do.

    Yeah, I'm convinced that disabling wuauserv on the command line is the same as disabling it from the Services menu or the Task Manager. Problem is somethig is waking up this process. I disable it, and it's fine - disabled, but then I come back and check, and it's on again (but in manual mode which is hopefully ok). I found another setting: Recovery on failure, I've disabled that, and I'm going to see what's going to happen. I hope this is the (only) culprit.

    There may be some differences between your OS and mine. I have the Home edition, and I believe you have Pro. If so, then the behavior could be different, Pro allows the user a little more control. Those of us who have Home are at the mercy of the evil empire.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T16:16:30+00:00

    I can't answer your technical question about 'bit's, but I do know that if you follow each of the steps carefully, Windows 11 will disappear and not reinstall. You have to follow all the steps.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T08:28:36+00:00

    What does the 'bits' program do? Why does it need to stop?

    BTW, I believe your shell comand has the same effect as going to 'Services' and disabling 'Windows Update' from the menu as some have suggested. The problem I'm seeing is something keeps restarting it, but its sets it to manual mode (which would be ok if I can trust that it's going to work in this mode.)

    BTW, I have the Home edition. I think ya'll have the Pro.

    PS: The Windows developers are so inept they don't even have a 'status' option like Linux, so we can't even check: net status wuauserv to see if the stop command has worked. smh

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