No matter how many times I've unsubscribed from this, MS jeeps sending me updates for it...
Stop upgrade to Windows 11
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I upgraded to Windows 11 and reverted back to Windows 10. Now Windows 10 automatically attempts to download and install Windows 11 again. See below:
I can Pause Updates but doing so doesn't allow me to update Windows 10 "patches." I'm being forced to Upgrade to Windows 11 without the ability to stop it.
I want to cancel the Upgrade to Windows 11 (download/installation) process which initiated on its own without my consent. The current status is how it shows in the image above - ready to download and then install Windows 11 but there is no way to stop it.
What I want:
- Windows 10 to stop Upgrade to Windows 11 process
- Ability to update Windows 10 without it upgrading/installing to Windows 11
- Windows 10 with the ability to update patches
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2022-10-05T13:16:22+00:00 That worked! Thanks.
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Anonymous
2022-08-05T19:25:38+00:00 Is there any alternative to updates being disabled altogether, switching back to Manual updates, as mentioned by several others in this string?
I'm unable to upgrade to Win11 even if I wanted to because of insufficient space on our C drive. I confirmed this yesterday with Microsoft. I want to be able to do Win10 updates as long as they're available without Win11 trying to install (as our system keeps trying to force us to do.) I've only got 20 Gb of free space, not the 64 Gb that's required, and I've moved everything possible from the drive, whose total size is only 118 Gb.
I've got a timed block on updates now, set to the latest possible date but I don't like operating without getting security updates. I also don't know what to expect when Microsoft stop supporting Win 10 altogether. Is my PC at serious risk when that happens?
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Anonymous
2022-03-30T16:02:17+00:00 Thanks for that research! That "ProductVerion" looks like it could be the missing piece. It's too bad we can't get definitive information from the source that really matters.
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Anonymous
2022-03-25T14:28:36+00:00 I'm sure I am too late to help you, Brettman70s. Hopefully this will be useful to someone else though.
[snip]I can't find the original link on Microsoft's website but MajorGeeks has it: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft\_show\_or\_hide\_updates\_troubleshooter.html
Yes, this information is still helpful.
It is my understanding that the process you point to will only let you pause or delay the upgrade for a fixed time. (In this case up to a year). For those users that want to block the upgrade to Win 11 until they chose, we need a more permanent solution.
I don't believe that is the case. MajorGeeks does say it only hides the update until the next windows update but according to Microsoft Here"If you like to install the update in future then you can unblock it. Run the "Show Hide updates" utility again and select the 'Show hidden updates' and unblock the hidden update." It doesn't suggest any amount of time it is delayed.
I have been using this tool since early Windows 10 and haven't dealt with any hidden updates return (though I could have simply not been aware of their return).
If you are right, I would certainly like to know that.I believe this tool does exactly what the built-in "Hide Update" feature did in Windows 7 updates which was to hide the update until the user manually unhid the update.