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
    2022-01-17T14:22:19+00:00

    Is it already installed and running on your computer? Apparently, you have 10 days from the date of installing to roll it back to Windows 10.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-01-18T12:44:43+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.

    I windows 11 I hate it I paused it so many times then I got sick and it automtaclly down loaded I want to get rid of it but how

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-01-18T13:35:24+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.

    I windows 11 I hate it I paused it so many times then I got sick and it automtaclly down loaded I want to get rid of it but how

    I posted the procedure that worked for me on page 5 in this thread (January 14).

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-01-21T18:27:02+00:00

    cancel windows 11 and go back to windows 10

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-01-21T19:27:20+00:00

    cancel windows 11 and go back to windows 10

    Is this a question?

    Postponing updates, also postpones security updates, and there have been a number of critical ones the last few days, so that's not a solution.

    And if you upgrade and revert back to Windows 10, Windows Update IMMEDIATELY starts the process of downloading and upgrading to Windows 11 again. So that's not a solution either.

    So far, the solution I posted previously is the only one I've found to work. I have used it on two computers, and they're doing fine. If you have any questions, about the process, feel free to ask them.

    *EDIT: My procedure is for when you can't postpone - either because you want security updates, or because you reverted back to Windows 10.

    If you still can postpone, Rodrigo Quieroz' method should work fine.*

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