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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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I have a ASUS desktop with synaptic speakers. They stopped working under windows 11. I use zoom and need sound. I tried everything for days to make them work without success. It took me hours to back out win 11. Now Microsoft is trying to force win 11 on my computer again and I have to refuse. Eventually win 11 will install without my permission. I want them to stop forcing an install on my computer.
Please go deeper (backwards) into this thread and it will give you specific instructions on how to stop Windows 11 from installing. It works. Just carefully follow the instructions. It is a registry change and Windows 11 will never install.
Hi Shelby. My laptop automatically downloaded windows 11, and my wifi network disappeared. All it would say was there was a problem with the device and I could fix it until I forced my laptop back to factory settings. It was the only way I could uninstall Windows 11. It worked great for months this way until my laptop forced a download again. Now I am doing my best to reset everything again. This time it doesn’t give me the option to leave it at Windows 10 when I reset. This is frustrating since my children use this laptop for school. It is different from Windows 10. Very different.
You need to make the registry change as stated much further up in the thread in order to prevent Windows 11 from ever downloading again. You set your target version for Windows 10 (the newest version). That is what you will have.
That's what I did, but my desktop became unstable. I have to hard reset it 3 times a day.
