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
    2022-10-05T13:16:22+00:00

    That worked! Thanks.

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  2. 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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  3. Anonymous
    2022-08-04T07:00:07+00:00

    Reading through this entire thread, looks like thst MS has outdone themselves again. I expect no less these days.

    Back in the Win 7 days there was a utility to run to kill off any auto update to Windows 10. We need something similiar - if it is at all possible; but according to this thread there ain't.

    Please build a time machine and let us all go back to the days of 2001-2002 when XP was "heck yeah" fun.

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  4. 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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  5. Anonymous
    2022-06-28T10:54:01+00:00

    Forget these 'guides' or you'll end up missing important updates. If you want to block the Windows 11 upgrade, simply head into your BIOS and disable TPM. Your computer will work fine without it and windows 10 doesn't need it.

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