Stop upgrade to Windows 11

Anonymous
2021-12-29T22:24:33+00:00

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:

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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
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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-05T21:10:05+00:00

    But can you run Photoshop and the dozens of other useful programs that I need?

    Probably not, right?

    Lucky for me (for now) I just found a gorgeous Dell 3.6gig i7 at my towns transfer station.

    The lucky part is that it's 4th gen and won't upgrade to 11.

    My bosses old clunker upgraded it's self and we have to wait 10 seconds for anything to happen after a mouse click.

    He thought he was getting a great deal from HP, I don't know how they can get away with selling PCs with 2 gigs of ram in a 2.2 gig computer. it was bearable with 10 in it, I hate 11, 2 or 3 useless clicks to get places 10 will get you in 1 click

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-05T20:00:35+00:00

    Does this prevent it from applying windows 10 updates? What else does this stop that might be needed?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-05T15:58:05+00:00

    Follow howtogeek.com instructions posted by Paloma Bianchini

    Worked for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-04T09:05:54+00:00

    This is fantastically helpful - thank you - and easy to follow instructions (I am not a techy at all !!). Well done howtogeek.com

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-03-28T15:49:02+00:00

    Then how do you reverse it once you wish to allow the upgrade to happen?

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