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
    2023-01-24T22:42:15+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-24T19:52:13+00:00

    My computer also tried to upgrade to windows 11, which I definitely do not want. Attempting to stop it using regedit, but do not know whether this worked. This auto-upgrade is not acceptable, and the fact that it cannot be stopped easily is completely outrageous.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-24T19:47:19+00:00

    —————DISCLAIMER—————-

    I am not responsible for any damage on

    your computer.

    1. Open Start.

    2 .Search for regedit and click the top result to launch the Registry Editor.

    1. Navigate to the following path:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

    1. Right-click the Windows (folder) key, select the New submenu, and then choose the Key option.
    2. Name the new key WindowsUpdate and press Enter.
    3. Right-click the newly created key, select the New submenu, and choose the Key option.
    4. Name the new key AU and press Enter.
    5. Right-click the AU key, select the New submenu, and choose the DWORD (32-bit) Value option.
    6. Name the new key NoAutoUpdate and press Enter.
    7. Double-click the newly created key and change its value from 0 to 1.
    8. Click the OK button.
    9. Restart your computer.
    10.  Press the Windows logo key + R****at the same time to invoke the Run box.
    11. Type services.msc and press Enter.
    12. Scroll down to Windows Update, and double-click it.
    13. In Startup type, select "Disabled". Then click "Apply" and "OK" to save the settings.
    14. Restart your computer one last time
    15. Enjoy no more automatic updates

    OK. I did all that. But after the second restart the Windows Update service under Services reverts back to Manual instead of remaining Disabled.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-22T20:35:33+00:00

    Windows 11 has caused no end of problems at work, we have an incompetent IT company that just roll everything out regardless. Having meetings on Teams, yes that MS **** causes the 3D CAD to crash meaning the customer cannot be shown the work, it's so stupid. At home I went back to 10 and have made the registry edit to stop it updating from 10.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-01-22T19:45:27+00:00

    Damn Kevin,

    If only they read this stuff!

    11 is hitting me about the same way as 8 did. Possibly a bit more functional but I still don't like having major layout changes "Pushed" on me.

    The next thing you know they'll send out an update that breaks a major function on everyone's machines to make us upgrade, like what they did with 7 when they broke Windows Update.

    If only the guys in the office would leave the engineers alone :)

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