how do i stop downloading and installing windows 11

Thanks so much. Windows 11 got in for just those 3 days. I did assorted fixes (which included restoring from my back up drive) then ended up with the 35 day block solution.

I am near Vancouver BC and there is plenty of help available for $$. I just hate to pay if I can fix. but this might be beyond that. I have system restore on a USB.

As relates to the Windows 11 issue. there are many different threads even here on this support forum. One response I found today looks interesting

HM

Hinata- MSFT

• *Microsoft Agent*

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• *Moderator*

Hi ，Pat9ss

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for sharing your concern with us today.

Try the following steps to see if it solves the problem.

Close update in service

1. First use the Win + R combination shortcut key to open the run dialog box, then enter the command services.msc and click "OK" below to open the service

2. Find the "Windows Update" option in the Win10 service settings, and double-click to open it

3. Then in the Windows Update properties settings, change the startup type to "Disabled", then click "Stop" below, and finally click "Apply" at the bottom to save the settings

4. Next, switch to the "Restore" option, change the default "Restart Service" to "No Operation", and click "Apply" below when finished.

Hope this helps, and have a nice day.

Best Regards,

Hinata

I started going through the steps but I did not get EXACTLY the same details as shown so I backed out. Again! Haha - a little knowledge is a dangerous thing! I will prevail, one way or another. Let me know if you try this too.

Happy New Year with or without Windows 11!!!!

Susan :-)

Susan, how old is your laptop? If it is newer and totally capable of running Windows 11, then take your laptop to someone who really knows what they are doing. For peace of mind, that is what you should do.

I'm glad you backed out on that one solution. As you can clearly see, this leading you down the road to hell which is why I won't do any of that.

If your laptop is older and questionable about how much Ram you have and everything you need in order to run Windows 11 properly, I would buy a new one with Windows 11 installed. Save all of your important files and photos and documents to the cloud (one drive, google drive or USB drives). Once you have the new laptop working, just install all of your files you need or want.

Getting old and not understanding all this computer stuff is enough to make you want to tear your head off. Gosh, we have so many other things to worry about right?

I'd like to send you a personal message or exchange emails privately, but I don't know how to do that. I'd love to stay in touch with you as we go down this road together. Sympathy loves company. :)

I have a 3 year old PC with Windows 10 installed.

If there is a way to keep in touch then I expect one of the 900+ people who have viewed the original post will tell us so we stop wasting their time !!

I think my age is the reason for my stubbornness and persistence in trying to resolve my own problems. Also I have plenty of time.

Cheers to you, Susan

We shall keep moving forward one step at a time then.

Hang in there and we might be wasting there time, but not our time. Other people learn from our

experiences also.

:)

While my rollback to W10 went smoothly (other than stopping the auto Updates to W11) I now cannot print from my nearly new laptop & 1 year old wireless printer. My phones, tablet & another W 10 laptop have no issues with the printer . Has anyone tested printing after their rollback? Spent hours uninstalling/reinstalling & other suggestions from HP. Found this site complaining about the same thing but no answer.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/762353/cant-print-after-reverting-from-win-11-to-win-10/#:~:text=Interestingly%20%2C%20a%20print%20to%20the%20same%20printer%20on%20the%20same%20network%20from%20my%20other%20Win10%20computer%20works%20fine.%20Based%20on%20all%20this%2C%20at%20this%20point%20I%27m%20guessing%20the%20problem%20lies%20with%20the%20reverted%20Win10%20and%20not%20the%20printer%20software/driver.%C2%A0