how do i stop downloading and installing windows 11

Anonymous
2021-12-16T22:51:13+00:00

how do i stop downloading and installing windows 11. I had a perfectly working computer before you ask me about this **** update. can't do anything with my computer now. so irritating when i have things to do and it's just destroyed and useless now. unbelievable i don't have time for this ****

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-12-17T12:47:11+00:00

    Hello John

    I also upgraded to Windows 11 and found that some things did not work. I went through the steps in Kapil's guide. Everything was fine - until the next day when I found that Windows 11 had been automatically installed again!!!!! Went through the rollback process.

    Now the question is: how do I KEEP windows 11 off my computer?

    I saw one post about modifying the registry under WindowsUpdate by adding/setting TargetReleaseVersion to "1" and TargetReleaseVersionInfo to "21H2." According to the article this restricts automatic updates to that release version. Is this a valid solution?

    However, I don't want to do this. Right now I have the Windows Update service disabled.

    FYI - I am running a windows home version of 10.

    Please help!

    Thank you.

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  2. John DeV 169.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-12-16T23:23:39+00:00

    Hello johnsoderberg,

    Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

    Interrupting the upgrade process can cause your system to become unstable and not work properly. I recommend waiting for it to finish and check Kapil Arya’s guide below on How to Downgrade from Windows 11 to 10.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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