How To Avoid Win10 Update

[JohnSW]

"Will Microsoft automatically update my system to Windows 10?

No. The Setup program may start automatically on qualifying systems, but you can cancel setup before it begins. You can also refuse to accept the license agreement, which also terminates the installation immediately."

Windows 10: You've got questions, I've got answers | ZDNet

I have nothing against Windows 10, but I prefer to keep the operating system that my computer was "born with" (Win7), to avoid potential hardware/driver compatibility problems

(I look forward to trying Win10, when it is preinstalled on a future computer.)

 

[bigwheelzip]

You can also turn off automatic updates, and just handle them manually on "patch Tuesday", the second Tuesday of each month, and don't select the box next to the Win 10 selection.

 

[Rule3]

If you keep getting annoying update to Win 10 message it is found under Windows update KB3935583

Go to updates and hide that number and the message will go away.How To Remove "Upgrade to Windows 10" Message From Windows 7 or Windows 8

 

[bountyhunter]

"Will Microsoft automatically update my system to Windows 10?

No. The Setup program may start automatically on qualifying systems, but you can cancel setup before it begins. You can also refuse to accept the license agreement, which also terminates the installation immediately."

Windows 10: You've got questions, I've got answers | ZDNet

I have nothing against Windows 10, but I prefer to keep the operating system that my computer was "born with" (Win7), to avoid potential hardware/driver compatibility problems

(I look forward to trying Win10, when it is preinstalled on a future computer.)

I am still worried about them dumping unwanted junk into my computer. I manually shot off the automatic download feature on my computer many months back and they somehow managed to turn it back on. So I shut it off again, but I get about a dozen "Windows 10" upgrade notices every day.

 

[bountyhunter]

If you keep getting annoying update to Win 10 message it is found under Windows update KB3935583

Go to updates and hide that number and the message will go away.How To Remove "Upgrade to Windows 10" Message From Windows 7 or Windows 8

I am going to try that.

 

[tcon]

If you have the white Windows icon in the tray near the clock, you already have the update installed that gives you the notice and offers you the free upgrade.

Only the installer is being sent to machines. Unless you give the nag screen permission, Windows 10 will not be installed. If Microsoft actually forced an install of 10 on existing Windows machines, the country would burn.

You can remove the Windows 10 nags and the icon by uninstalling the update KB3035583:

Set auto-update to "Check but let me choose whether to Download..."

Go to Installed Updates, let the list load - might take a moment or two.

Enter KB3035583 into the search window upper right. You should see the results in a few moments which should only list the update in question.

Select the update KB3035583 and click uninstall.

Let it do its thing and restart when prompted. Don't delay the system restart, do it now.

Windows will "configure updates" on the way down and on the way back up.

After system restarts and loads, the white tray icon should be gone. If it's still there, go through the uninstall process again to remove KB3035583. Sometimes it takes two times.

Once it's gone, we have to tell it to not offer the update again so it doesn't come back. Go to the Updates section and do a "Check for Updates". May take a while to renew the list. Once the list is renewed, look in both Important and Optional lists for the KB3035583 update. Right-click it and choose Hide Update. If you see an update labeled Windows 10 Upgrade, hide that one too.

From here, you can set it back to auto, but I like doing updates myself after they have been in the queue for a few weeks.

 

[Tradewind36]

On my updates the 10 is KB3035583.

 

[tcon]

On my updates the 10 is KB3035583.

My bad. Keying error combined w/ copy&paste. Fixed. thanks.

 

[bgrafsr]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've tried a few things to get that darn, annoying icon off of the task bar, but to no avail. After reading this thread, I followed the instructions and viola, no more icon. I have no issues with Windows 7 and do not want to upgrade to Windows 10. One thing that bugged me was Freecell was not available in Win 10, unless you wanted to pay for it. Hey Microsoft, the heck with you wanting to nickle and dime us to death.

 

[cmore]

I am still worried about them dumping unwanted junk into my computer. I manually shot off the automatic download feature on my computer many months back .

You know, any other forum I would think this is a typo.

 

[Inusuit]

I avoided Win10 by switching to a Mac.