Windows 10: How to NOT GET Windows 10 Creators Update

Every build will eventually expire and loose elementary support without which it will be a hazard and practically useless. There's no W11 coming up in close future so if anybody wants to risk it, don't update it.

 

Keep your opinion.
If you think avoiding Creators is "bad and stupid", what do you call getting Creators, and from that getting a broken computer? No thanks.

 

I call it very nicely running OS with great features that never "broke" any of my computers and that's including all beta an insider builds, otherwise i wouldn't use it.

 

Same here, that's how I call it, too.

On the other hand, intentionally refusing to update to latest version, remaining in version for which support has already ended or will end in near future (version 1607 end of support will most probably be March 2018), that I call stupid and irresponsible (exception: some old hardware cannot be upgraded to version 1703, in which case user has no options).

 

I call it a highly unlikely event, considering the way Microsoft controls the phased roll-out to block Windows Update from delivering it to hardware with known issues until they are fixed. None of my machines are broken.

And if you should be one of the (very) few unlucky ones it's also a recoverable situation, provided you've heeded the oft-repeated advice on these boards to routinely make a system image.

after clean re-installation of windows..

 

Since you call people with sensible (as not to end up with a screwed system) needs "stupid",
i politely encourage you to think about the above statements of you

If you think that using windows 10 you are "the master" of your computer, try to better uderstand
how it works.

If you think that the need for a stable system is a stupid thing, then microsoft is taking advantage
of stupid corporations paying lots of money to have exactly the stupid feature of a stable system
with the enterprise edition of windows, or maybe you do not understand the meaning of the
word "stable" namely a system that keeps working exactly how you configued it.

Maybe there is people with different needs than playing and twerking with a pc and they
are not necessarily stupid.

I hope you can understand.

 

I can, the question is can you? Seems the answer is no.

I have to admit I kind of admire the trick you did with my words. That "master of computer" quote, you had to make it to work for your opposing opinion, therefore you had to take just the first words of it to make it look as if I had meant what you needed me to mean so it would make your following comments plausible. Clever try, to take those words out of context.

What I in fact said was that every user has right to decide what to do with his / her computers:

I did not even hint that every user is master of Windows.

Further, yes I call it extremely stupid if a user intentionally chooses not to update and upgrade fully. Those corporations you mention, it's not even close the same thing. In corporate environment too much can go south if upgrade to new version would be a twice a year event as it now is with consumer versions of Windows 10. It would be a burden to IT departements, that's why Windows offers LTSB (Long Time Servicing Branch) versions to enterprise volume licensing customers. Those versions will also get updates, require to be updated, but they do not need to be upgraded as often as consumer versions.

Latest (current) version of Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB is version 1607, build 14393.1480, called Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016.

If LTSB editions would be available to normal private users, I would never post that it's stupid not to keep Windows 10 up to date. Instead I would post recommending that the user in question should switch to an LTSB version. However, as this is not the case, LTSB versions not available to consumers who do not want up to date version, it's up to us users to keep our devices up to date.

Your shot missed. Sorry about that.

 

@margrave55

Please listen to these folks, they know what they are talking about. There is absolutely no reason why you should not upgrade to CU.

I have 1703 on one machine and upcoming 1709 (still 1703) version on another. No issues at all (except for some typical general Windows 10 issues that will only be resolved by keeping Windows up to date)

Make a system image, upgrade, test, if not happy, revert back from system image.

But be warned, you may actually like what you get with CU

END OF STORY.

 

I wish I could get creators on our main machine. My machine got the privacy kb update almost a month ago but it's still not come through on windows update. Just finds defender updates or cumulative updates for anniversary edition. As far as I'm aware MS has finished its phased roll out but I might be wrong.

But we do have creators on our decrepit machine. There is nothing to fear, it works well and for such a low end machine runs pretty nimbly. There are bugs in it that irritate but that's the same as anniversary update. I don't like all the updates and I think 6 month new editions is a bit over the top but you'll get left behind. There's no avoiding the updates so you just need to try and roll with it. Hopefully as windows 10 matures the roll out of new feature updates will start to slow a little. As others say make an image beforehand. Even if you don't image you can always re install windows and it shouldn't take too long to get back to where you were as long as you backup your important documents.

 

Scotty, you can always go get it yourself. Might want to before Fall Update rolls out. All the options are here:

Update to Latest Version of Windows 10 using Update Assistant Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

Dear Kari, thanks for your admiration,
maybe i did not get your point, but i'll try to explain better mine:







it's the first page of Windows updates and activation in tenforums;
hope it helps,
Roy.

 

yes, thanks. I might have to go down that path soon. I've just been pretty miffed as to why windows update isn't pushing it naturally and thinking MS is still doing phased roll out. But I really think it should of come by now. Maybe there is still detected hardware getting in the way. Maybe I'll get the fall update before it ever comes!

Cheers

 

You seem to have real issues with understanding, I'll try to use as clear language as possible:

Only two (it means one + one, one more than a single one) of those highlighted thread titles in your screenshots are about an upgrade issue, "Stuck during installation" in first screenshot (that means the first picture in your post) although that could also be a thread about clean installing some old version of Windows, and "Creators Update downloaded, can't restart or shut down" in the second screenshot (that means the picture under the first picture). One more remotely related is "Hard Drive Format During upgrade" but as upgrade never formats hard disk, that must be left out.

All other thread titles are from those not wanting an upgrade, not about failed upgrade or problems caused by upgrade. Not the same thing.

For those two samples you gave I can give you hundreds, thousands examples about satisfied users who have upgraded to latest version. Just read these forums.

Please let me know if you need help in understanding this all, I am always happy to help *Smile

 

thanks for you patience, so 2 had problems
and the others are stupids.

Cristall clear, peace.

 

As I mentioned, you seem to real issues with understanding. I am sorry for that.

Peace!