Stop Windows Update from installing Windows 11

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I'm currently on Windows 10 Insider Preview (Release Preview Channel). And I had to stop my PC from getting updates at the moment because sometimes the Windows Update just downloads the Windows 11 update without me wanting to install it. I want to get updates, but not a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ downgrade.

Anyone know how to stop Micro$oft forcing me to upgrade to Windows 11? I don't want to upgrade until Windows 10's EOL next year.

[plat]

Do you want to get out of the Insiders program? I looked around and came up with this thread. You can leave the program but it takes some finagling (naturally).

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/if-i-want-to-get-out-of-the-release-preview-ring/8b871b0d-96a1-4dba-bf1e-4de37a3e1eb7

Or clean-install Windows for a faster exit. Then you can disable the nag in the Settings app next time it shows up. It should never proceed to download Windows 11 without your permission but I did read that it still tries to install--what is wrong with you, Microsoft?

Anyway, I've been able to say "no thanks": to Windows 11 and the nag disappears for a few months.

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Publicado originalmente por Bad 💀 Motha:

Publicado originalmente por gingus:

I did actually have BitLocker Drive Encryption forcefully enabled due to my Windows edition being Home Single Language which I can't disable before I upgraded it to Pro because of that drive encryption thing (also gpedit). I do very agree with your second statement btw.

How?
None of the WinOS Home Editions have BitLocker. That is a feature only available to editions such as Pro, Business, Enterprise

Actually a limited version called Device Encryption is in fact available to certain devices regardless of edition: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/data-protection/bitlocker/#device-encryption

If that is enabled, it has to be turned off if one wants to disable the TPM.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I would highly recommend that folks just avoid BitLocker. If you must encrypt your drives there is good well-rounded software you can get for that. Don't let MS be in MORE control of anything you do. This is why I never use an OS login using a MS account, it's just dumb and pointless non-sense. You can always log into your accounts after logged into the OS via local user. There is no need for consumers to use all these online logins for device sync and all that BS.

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Publicado originalmente por Bad 💀 Motha:

I would highly recommend that folks just avoid BitLocker. If you must encrypt your drives there is good well-rounded software you can get for that. Don't let MS be in MORE control of anything you do. This is why I never use an OS login using a MS account, it's just dumb and pointless non-sense. You can always log into your accounts after logged into the OS via local user. There is no need for consumers to use all these online logins for device sync and all that BS.

Is there any factual evidence of your argument against BitLocker?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well first of all it's MS, I shouldn't have to say anymore.
It's also very simple to crack it and/or get around it.

[sebo]

just install Windows update blocker. app works great and it's very lightweight. updates can be enabled/disabled with a single click.
https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-8/

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Publicado originalmente por kitty:

Publicado originalmente por Bad 💀 Motha:

I'm curious why anyone would have TPM enabled if you intended to run Win10 in the first place.

Maybe they wanted to use Bitlocker Drive Encryption in Windows 10? That requires TPM be enabled.

Publicado originalmente por Bad 💀 Motha:

What I'm implying is; if you intended to install and stay on Win10; why wouldn't you have checked the BIOS? Like everything within and disable TPM on your own.

Looking in the bios is NOT a normal thing most computer users do. A very high percentage of computer users globally (probably 90%) never touch the bios and don't know it exists. They just buy something from lenovo or dell or something, press the power button, it turns on and they use it then push the power button when done to turn it off and go sleep. Most computer users never touch bios, don't know what bios is, and don't even use it.

If you're going to be using a PC you should know how to navigate the BIOS. They print motherboard manuals you can read to familiarize yourself with the BIOS. There are also downloadable PDFs you can read on a phone...

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Publicado originalmente por kitty:

Publicado originalmente por Sigma957:

If you're going to be using a PC you should know how to navigate the BIOS. They print motherboard manuals you can read to familiarize yourself with the BIOS. There are also downloadable PDFs you can read on a phone...

There is no actual need to go into the bios, especially on OEM machines from HP/Dell/Etc. There are dangerous things in there that can potentially damage our computer's hardware if they are set wrong. For normal users that just want to turn on their computers, go play games, turn the computer off to sleep then there's no reason for them to ever touch the bios at all.

A decent portion of "normal users" are always going to find a reason. Maybe they just want to turn TPM off, maybe they want to disable boost for temperature reasons on a laptop, maybe they're itching to learn themselves something new. The reason doesn't matter either way, and there's usually documents that show how to use the motherboard's BIOS for a reason.

There's usually nothing dangerous at all in OEM motherboard BIOS because it's so basic and locked down. It's only really a thing to even consider on unlocked motherboards with many options for voltage, frequency, etc. It's up to them to accept any kind of risk, however minimal it can possibly be, but it's not a big scary monster like you're hyping it up to be, and people who avoid things that scare them because it's the unknown, are people that don't learn.

[plat]

Well, going into the BIOS of yore was something a little more foreboding. But nowadays, the UEFI (a re-vamped version of BIOS) is a bit more user-friendly. You can always discard any changes upon exit and you'd be prompted to do that.

If you're not sure of the terminology, there's always the web. And to access your UEFI nowadays, you only have to hit Shift key and restart button together from your desktop. No more hitting the delete key or F2 or whatever 10,000 times.

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Publicado originalmente por plat:

Well, going into the BIOS of yore was something a little more foreboding. But nowadays, the UEFI (a re-vamped version of BIOS) is a bit more user-friendly. You can always discard any changes upon exit and you'd be prompted to do that.

If you're not sure of the terminology, there's always the web. And to access your UEFI nowadays, you only have to hit Shift key and restart button together from your desktop. No more hitting the delete key or F2 or whatever 10,000 times.

Legacy BIOS asks you that too.
The only real major difference is how it communicates with hardware and OS. And that things such as monitoring looks much better, easy to see and understand. Legacy BIOS might look ugly but most of the overall function is still the same.

If I'm in any BIOS and want to exit without saving any changes I can just press CTRL ALT DEL