Windows 10: How do I prevent the Win 10 upgrade?

Understood. And I've already posted that question.

 

The never 10 adds an entry to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
The entry is DWORD value: DisableOSUpgrade = 1

 

It only works for a short while, until Microsoft pushes a update to reset whatever it sets in an attempt by people to stop the upgrade process. Eventually you are going to have to run 10 and as I posted above. Just make sure that your machine is in order and do the upgrade.

There are millions of machines out there that are running 10 with zero issues. That is because a lot of people took the time to get everything in order and run a clean install of Windows 10.

 

In turn Microsoft has the Update process look for that key and switch it to push the update. Users are going to have to accept the fact that they are going to get the update to Windows 10.

I swear that the Windows community has been pretty stubborn about allowing this upgrade to happen. You hear zero from the Apple, Android and Linux communities. That is because people take the time to make sure that they have everything backed up in case something happens.

 

Yes those who have used that software have gotten the upgrade. If you do not want it to update overnight, do not leave your machine on. Make sure that you have everything backed up and then do the clean install as I stated before.

It is going to come down that Microsoft is going to push this update out and not allow these third party utilities to block it from happening. The only ones who are able to block it, are on Domains running the Enterprise edition of Windows 7 & 8.

You are seeing a lot of colleges and Universities already installing 10 on workstations as of this month. It is coming down the pipe that even the Enterprise is accepting that 10 is better than 7.

 

If you do a clean install of Windows 8.1, you will be prompted to upgrade to Windows 10 before you even log in for the first time. Before you can even install anything to block it.
Have a look at my post here for confirmation of this new tactic, https://www.tenforums.com/windows-10-...tml#post680864

 

From what I'm reading, it looks like Microsoft just issues a new patch that puts those registry values back to normal. What Microsoft considers normal anyway. July 29th can't come fast enough IMHO.

 

Thanks for sharing that. I hadn't planned to install 8.1, so I'm okay on that one.

 

I have not seen your follow-up on Never10.
Have you used essenbe's reply on post #15 ?

In short, does it work ?
I mean does it work for now ? I don't care how "temporary" it is, I am very much eager to know because I have many alumni not wanting to upgrade, period. So, I need to know if this will help.
Thank you.

 

Not yet. I'll probably run Never10 later today.

I have opened Regedit and snooped a little. Found that neither of the two keys with the settings for the update even exist. My understanding is that Never10 adds the keys if it doesn't find them, then sets the values to say "do not install Win 10".

 

Like some other cases, perhaps you need to create the new key ?
I don't do much registry editing. My experience is limited.

 

You can create the key yourself and give it a value of 1. If the update is enabled, that key will not exist.

DWORD value: DisableOSUpgrade 1

Add that key to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

 

In other news, I removed the KB3035583 update yesterday. From what I've been able to learn, this is the Win 10 updater.

I have had my Windows Updates set to automatic. Last night, it found that I didn't have 3035583 any more and scheduled it for download, but didn't do the update. I'll just start checking routinely to see if it has sneaked it in anyway.

For now, I've set Windows Update to "Check for updates and let me choose whether to download and install them". Probably going to leave it that way temporarily, until after 7/29. Yeah, I know the security concerns, etc. I'll take my chances for 2 months. I've got good AV software, so I'm not exactly naked.

The main reason I've been leaving my PC on overnight is to run my backup software automatically at 3 AM. I'm temporarily going to run it manually every day when I finish work, then power off overnight.

 

And that explains why Never10 reports that the update is enabled on my computer.

Thanks.

 

Why is that a security concern ?
When I ran Windows 7 Home Premium, that "Check for updates and let me choose whether to download and install them" was my setting. Never had any security issues.