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
    2022-11-09T09:59:57+00:00

    That was Windows 8 that we were trying to stop/not 10 but I know where you're coming from.
    MS thinks they are experts in the field of forcing the world onto a new OS, anything to maintain the revenue stream
    They did it by pushing Me on Win 98 2nd edition installations that were working fine. The screwed with us to drop XP and upgrade our hardware for Vista, That darn OS didn't even work until the first Service Pack, They totally outdid themselves for the Windows 8 upgrade by breaking Windows Update on 7. Yeah, they can be real stinkers

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-11-23T13:59:21+00:00

    Cencel automatic upgrade to windows 11 (PC no Support)

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-11-23T18:57:23+00:00

    This is a nightmare. Windows 11 has so many compatibility issues, our IT problems at work skyrocketed when windows 11 was installed without anyone's permission. I now find that AMD drivers need to be downgraded, so I have downgraded windows instead! And I have blocked that pathetic "update": https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/block\_windows\_11.html

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-11-25T20:51:21+00:00

    I haven't yet seen Windows 11 install it's self with no user input, but I'm sure it's coming.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-11-25T20:57:43+00:00

    It Does! It's just another update.

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