Windows 10: Need to stop Countdown to Goodness & it's popups for Ver 1903

Hi,


Windows 10 Home version OS Build 17134.165 ver. 1803
64bit MSI hardware

Hard wired Ethernet (not wifi)


I believe that the update downloaded behind my back, now Countdown to Goodness admonishes me to restart and update, via obedience to the notification window. All I can do is click “Wait an hour”


For various reasons, I do not want the Countdown to Goodness upgrade, presumable to version 1903, or whatever. I can elaborate on my justifications for declining this upgrade, in another message thread, if desired. Compliance with the update notification is not an option for me.


My unsuccessful efforts to stop both the Countdown to Goodness upgrade and it's hourly/random notifications have been attempted via System Settings, RegEdit, and GPEdit.msc:


Settings, System, Check for Updates

Restart Required has the red circle exclamation “bang” symbol, and I can't get rid of it.

Status is “Pending restart” I can't get rid of that either.

Changed Active hours to the full 18 allowed, powered off outside those hours, and Countdown to Goodness admonishes me to restart and update, even during these hours.


Advance options – all are switched OFF

Give me updates… --- OFF

Automatically download updates ----- OFF

We'll show a reminder ----- OFF

Delivery Optimization - OFF



Regedit attempts to stop updates. This should have stopped the Countdown to Goodness cold, but it didn't.


I performed the instructions at the

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-...s-10#disable_automatic_windows_update_regedit

and the popups continued.

Next, I installed/enabled gpedit.msc


Using gpedit.msc, here's what I did:

Computer Configuration--- Administrative Templates --- Windows Components --- Windows Update ---
Here's the settings I did:
Configure Automatic Updates ---> Enabled, option 4, Sched install day 7, 0300 (PC will be power off during this time)
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations ---> Disabled
No auto-restart ---> Enabled
Automatic Updates detection frequency ---> Disabled
Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation ---> Disabled
Delay Restart for scheduled installations ---> Enabled the 30 minutes max allowable
Re-prompt for restart ---> Enabled ---> 1440 minutes (re-prompt occurs hourly and randomly anyway)
and, I rebooted, and re-checked the above settings.

Web pages tell us that gpedit.msc is supposed to disable update warnings and automatic updates. In spite of this, Countdown to Goodness overrides all my efforts in Settings, in Regedit, and in gpedit.msc.

There must be an obvious omission on my part.

Any enlightenment will be most highly appreciated.


Thanks.

:)

 

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Windows 10 Ver.1903

Hello,

I recommend you to upgrade to V1903 via ISO file.

Refer this step-by-step guide:

[GUIDE] How To Upgrade To Windows 10 Using ISO File

Let us know if this helps!

Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

 

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-Uninstaling the software then reinstaling from fresh drivers after the update.

-Using a new cable

-Updating and restarting my router, My computer ect.

-Enabling/disabling the Broken part.

SO I am now just going to stay on this version of windows. Forever.

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the registry.

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