Hi, has anybody been able to PERMANENTLY stop Windows 10 from updating?
Thank you.
How to Permanently Prevent Windows 10 from Updating
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No they don’t. Most of them are AI regurgitations of out of date information.
To entertain this response, the final major Windows 10 release was in November 2022. Even the companitively old 3.5-turbo has a cutoff at April 2023. Also, not every result is an AI-generated article.
Keep the computer off.
Unplug the ethernet cable and disconnect the wifi.
JV?
Updating security patches or updating to Win11?
If the latter, look online, if the former, you're being silly.
Buy a Mac…
Wait till October?
I’m not so naïve to think the won’t stop nagging even after the end of official support. Apple don’t.
In that case..Kubuntu?
What did you call me??
If you are talking about upgrading to Windows 11, here's how I did it. I went into the BIOS and made a change to something that Windows 11 sets as a pre-requisite. The obvious one is the TPM. I just disabled it. With the TPM disabled Windows can't use it. Its still there to be turned back on if you change you mind.
If you are talking about Windows 10 updates, damned if I know.
According to Microsoft you can install Windows 11 on a PC that doesn't meet the pre-requisites, like a disabled TPM, but it doesn't get updates. I have such a PC. It is getting Windows 11 updates anyway. But it is only getting updates to the original version of Windows 11 installed on it, 22H2. It is not getting upgraded to the current version of Windows 11.
The short answer is no. Every method that has worked in the past seems to have been patched out somewhere along the line. You’d probably have to find an old version of Windows 10 but then you may have software that won’t run at all because windows is not as backwards comparable as people think it is.
It is absurd because Windows is supposed to support blocking of updates through group policy but eventually it will just install the update anyway.
Oh well…if you use 3rd party Antivirus then you will be fine….
..can't make this stuff up…That's a nightmare waiting to happen. Windows 7 support ended in 2020. Even with 3rd party antivirus, you're rolling the dice.
What you really want to be doing if you want to be raw dogging the internet is roll back to Windows XP…
Raw dogging makes scents. Cheers
Windows 11 makes rants, cheers!
That's very foolish. Either go Win11 or get a Mac.
Or Linux?
Disable windows update in the gpedit.msc group policy editor. Always worked perfectly for me if you have windows 10 pro or above
this feature is worth getting pro versions of windows for
No, I’ve done all that. Eventually it will sneak in an update regardless and when it does it will undo any setting preventing updates and you’ll have to try to do it again. I’ve tried various group policy edits and registry edits over the years and eventually windows just decides to ignore it all and the last time I went through the list of options none of them worked anymore.
Why don't you want to update to Windows 11? My computer doesn't seem to have this problem, it's just staying on windows 10. I wouldn't mind Windows 11 if I can get it for free. I got Windows 10 for free, but it has the watermark in the corner and a few limitations.
Why is a good question, maybe OP got the hacked version of windows
my win11 compatible version is fine….it asks, I say no….. still on win 10…..
Just wait till October and it will stop on its own haha
Support for Windows 10 will end in October 2025. After 14 October 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates from Windows Update, technical assistance, or security fixes for Windows 10.
no longer provide free software updates
So they will start charging for them ???
Yes, they are quite expensive, can't remember how much but shouldn't be hard to find online.
I guess I'll need to switch to non OEM updates then.
My win10 laptop cannot upgrade to Win11 because of the cpu, does it mean i'll be stuck in 10 forever ?
There are some workarounds to get incompatible PCs upgraded to windows 11.
Workarounds are documented everywhere
https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/bypass-windows-11-tpm-re…But it's possible that you will not receive any major updates to your Windows installation — Microsoft will know your hardware isn't officially supported anyway so you will always be behind in terms of features or security, meaning you might need to manually install those.
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3 hours 43 min agoSomeone bored? Slow bargain day?
Yes! EASY - air gapped permanently ;)
I've been doing this on various machines with varying success since 2014, using the Group Policy Editor or the Registry Editor.
The problem is that Windows will try to self-repair if you disable updates, and overcome your changes.
I've found that Method 2: Using Registry Editor is effective in this link (if you are comfortable editing the registry):
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1351413/…
But I found an easier method using some software called Windows Update Blocker v1.8
https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-8/
I've been using this on a Windows 10 laptop for nearly a year and it is very effective.
PS I'm using an old Windows 7 laptop as a print server, as it doesn't get updated. Works well, without getting "improved" by Microsoft every few weeks.I just set the connection to metered, it doesn’t seem to download then until I choose when or if to download.
Put all the IP used by the update in a hosts file and point to 0.0.0.0
Which ever group policy hack I put in years ago is still working. Updates don't download or install until I say so.
Man win11 is getting close. I'll have to update my bios (enables TPM 2.0) and let Microsoft have it's filthy way with my PC.
Do the 49 gazillion results that appear in a Google search for this question not work?