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HTG: How To Stop Windows 10 Downloading Automatically (Registry Tweak)
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<blockquote data-quote="sinu" data-source="post: 432033"><p>A better solution, as suggested over on <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/228551/how-to-stop-windows-7-or-8-from-downloading-windows-10-automatically/" target="_blank">How To Geek</a>, is to edit the registry and block this particular download.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Start by patching Windows Update Client. If you're using Windows 7 you need <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3065987" target="_blank">this file</a>, while Windows 8.1 users need <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3065988" target="_blank">this one</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fire up the Registry Editor by hitting the <strong>Windows key</strong> and <strong>R</strong>, type <strong>regedit</strong>, and press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\ Microsoft\Windows\ and create a new key called <strong>WindowsUpdate</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Under this key create a new 32-bit DWORD called <strong>DisableOSUpgrade</strong>, double click it and set its value to <strong>1</strong>.</li> </ul><p>Should you ever change your mind about upgrading to Windows 10, you'll have to either delete DisableOSUpgrade or change its value to <strong>0</strong>.</p><p></p><p>If you're trying to avoid downloading Windows 10, what method have you decided to use?</p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/228551/how-to-stop-windows-7-or-8-from-downloading-windows-10-automatically/" target="_blank">How to Stop Windows 7 or 8 from Downloading Windows 10 Automatically</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sinu, post: 432033"] A better solution, as suggested over on [URL='http://www.howtogeek.com/228551/how-to-stop-windows-7-or-8-from-downloading-windows-10-automatically/']How To Geek[/URL], is to edit the registry and block this particular download. [LIST] [*]Start by patching Windows Update Client. If you're using Windows 7 you need [URL='https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3065987']this file[/URL], while Windows 8.1 users need [URL='https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3065988']this one[/URL]. [*]Fire up the Registry Editor by hitting the [B]Windows key[/B] and [B]R[/B], type [B]regedit[/B], and press [B]Enter[/B]. [*]Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\ Microsoft\Windows\ and create a new key called [B]WindowsUpdate[/B]. [*]Under this key create a new 32-bit DWORD called [B]DisableOSUpgrade[/B], double click it and set its value to [B]1[/B]. [/LIST] Should you ever change your mind about upgrading to Windows 10, you'll have to either delete DisableOSUpgrade or change its value to [B]0[/B]. If you're trying to avoid downloading Windows 10, what method have you decided to use? Source: [URL="http://www.howtogeek.com/228551/how-to-stop-windows-7-or-8-from-downloading-windows-10-automatically/"]How to Stop Windows 7 or 8 from Downloading Windows 10 Automatically[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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