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
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-28T15:08:47+00:00

    I too, am looking for a good answer to this dilemma....

    I literally have THOUSANDS of WIN10 machines in 300+ auto franchises running diagnostic & programming software from the manufacturer. Every week, I have another shop foreman calling and screaming that their software won't work and we spend hours rolling the systems back to Win10.

    I don't WANT to block WIN10 updates! I cannot afford to...the software for diagnostics & programming rely heavily on .NET, and I WANT Windows 10 to update regularly.

    I just don't want WIN11 to be available until they release the diagnostics & programming software FOR Win11.

    It's infuriating that they will only let you "pause" the Win11 update for a period of time, and not give us the choice of suspending indefinitely until WE choose to allow it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-11-25T21:15:49+00:00

    I have deactivated the installation of updates in windows10 and get no windows11 anymore (:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    ; MajorGeeks.Com

    ; How to Block Windows 11 From Installing

    ; https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/block_windows_11.html

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]

    "ProductVersion"="Windows 10"

    "TargetReleaseVersion"=dword:00000001

    "TargetReleaseVersionInfo"="22H2"

    Put that in a text file and save it as a .reg and run, you can change the 22H2 to your current version and 11 can go screw it's own ****!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-07-03T00:10:12+00:00

    I WANT MICROSOFT TO TURN OFF THE CLOCK/TIMER WHICH IS TRYING TO SWITCH MY CPU OS TO WINDOWS 11 HELP.. MIKE

    NOTIFY ME WITH A 'HOW' TO STOP THIS "OVERREACH" BY MICROSOFT BY E-MAIL... ******@comcast.net THANKS !!

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-05-25T01:01:32+00:00

    What about disabling TPM in bios? That would stop Windows 11. What is this thing good for anyway?

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-04-01T07:32:50+00:00

    I try this method on my wife's notebook with Win 10 Home, and there is still upgade to Win 11. On my laptop, where I have Win 10 Pro I used the method by Group policy and on Pro version is no upgrade to W11. So I maybe will try to install Group Policy to Win 10 Home, if it is possible.

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