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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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The registry editing instructions in this thread (page 1 and again on page 5) really have worked for me! I left my computer on with updates not paused, and while I was gone, it checked for updates and found me up to date -- absolutely no hint of a Windows 11 download!
I am so happy for you! I'm saving your instructions and soon will give it a try. I guess you are braver than me.
I did this then I did a clean install and Win 11 Experience Version was loaded instead of my factory Win 10.
I guess there is no way around this. Everyone is forced at one point to have Windows 11 regardless of what you do.
Hi, Portland. While it's true that eventually Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10, we have until mid-October, 2025 before they end security updates. This article is representative of many I found:
Windows 10 gets expiry date: How long before Windows 11 is a necessity? (bgr.in)
The version that will be supported until 2025 is the 21H2 version, though, so making sure you update
Windows 10 to that seems important.
So 3 1/2 more years before it's necessary to take Windows 11 if you don't want it. By then, who knows if you or I will even have the same computer?
As you may remember from our earlier exchanges, I was able to successfully block any attempt to download Windows 11 using the instructions in this thread. I am thrilled to report that all continues to be well. My computer checks for updates regularly and has installed various ones for Windows 10 without ever again threatening me with Windows 11. I don't know what happened to Suzannebonjourshow above, but I suspect it was the "clean install" that gave her Windows 11, not the registry edit outlined in this thread.
