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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:
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:
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preface: I absolutely hate all of your services. Everything you offer is trash and is why I would never invest in your company or refer a colleague to any of your services.
Your unsolicited Microsoft cloud is highly inappropriate. The presumptuous reconfigurations that your hardware assumes the user wants is absolutely disrespectful. Your dystopian censorship of online discussions is putrid and is making progressives look bad.
seriously disappointed with Microsoft and Windows 11 as a whole.
Okay, but what should I enter in "TargetReleaseVersionInfo" entry in the Registry (HKLM\Software\ etc.) when currently there are:
Hi,
Does this answer the question.
Many people want windows updates for security reasons etc.
They do NOT want Windows 11 which is not suitable for busy environments such as for academics and small business environments which Windows 10 was.
So the question is how to you stop this incessant call to upgrade to Windows 11.
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.
one of these days I will get determined enough to move to linux.
Yea, I don't think Microsoft understands what it is doing. And the more they force, the more they lose because a whole lot of us out here, will not follow along. Amiga came around when I was a kid. Fell in love with the Commodore Amiga but Gates and his marketing and underhanded ways, gave him one thing.. the market. I too am making a move, in fact just bought one of the latest modern Amiga systems and will be making a business transition to Linux or other OS if Microsoft continues on this path. If they truly lock down the OS even more than they have now in Win11 and if they are truly intending on going to a subscription based model for using Windows, I will be the first person to remove all Microsoft products and move to a competitor.
