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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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That is most likely what happened then. I still have not done any of those changes and now Windows 11 is fully downloaded (I could never stop it) and it showing it starts to install when I click "check for updates" so I can pause again.
I fear doing that interruption of the installation progress will have a negative and unstable effect when Windows 11 installs on me. :(
Well, if you are not comfortable doing the registry edit and are not attached to using tablet mode (the thing about Windows 10 that I am most upset about eventually losing, as it is what I love most about my Surface Pro) it sounds like you might as well go ahead and allow Windows 11 to install so that you can get security updates. It can't be that bad, right?
Did you finally update to Windows 11? You like it? Hate it? Can live with it?
No, I am keeping Windows 10 at least until mid-October 2025, when Microsoft says it will stop supporting it. My understanding is that Windows 11 eliminates tablet mode, which is the key feature in 10 that I don't want to lose. Last line in my last response to you should have said, "It can't be that bad," not "I can't be that bad."
My point was just that the limbo you are in, continually blocking updates, is not good either. If you don't want to chance the registry edit, just going to Windows 11 may be a better choice than staying in limbo.
That is the plan. A few beers and I'll see what happens. :)
