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
    2022-01-06T19:39:13+00:00

    Can you let me know if it works? It did for me in that when windows 11 was ready to install, up came the notification so that I could go back and pause right away. It could not install unless I specified a time during that day that it appeared.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-01-06T19:51:22+00:00

    Yes I will let you know. I suspect that it worked for you because this was the first time, in my case maybe I will not be able to delay further because I got the maximum extension and it is now the 28.

    GRRRR

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-01-06T21:44:39+00:00

    You can pause it again even though you are coming up to the end of your first pause date. Find that setting first.

    Then, go to 'check for updates' in Windows Security. It most likely will pop up asking your permission to install. Go back to advanced options and pause another 35 days. I've done it twice already. In theory, we can pause ourselves for quite some time. There is no limit on how many times you pause an update.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-01-07T08:43:11+00:00

    In the advanced options of the updates in item Paues updates is written (I can not copy / paste! idiots)

    Temporarily pause updates from being installed on this device for up to 35 days. When you reach the pause limit your device will

    need to get new updates before you can pause again.

    Pause until 28Jan

    Looks like in this case if it does not ask permission with a new option it will force 11

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-01-07T14:01:24+00:00

    Yes, that is the same as mine. That is why you make sure you get the pop up asking you when to install Windows 11.*

    1. check for new updates. Windows 11 will not install, but ask you WHEN to install. *
    2. So now that you have checked, go again to advanced options and you will be able to pause again for another 35 days.

    That is the routine until you decide to let Windows 11 install on your computer.

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