Windows 10 automatically installed

[MNBobcat]

That's why you should turn automatic updates off. Then you can go to windows update when you want to and decide what gets installed and what doesn't. Automatic update is evil if you let it run. It will install stuff and reboot your pc when you don't want it to. Just turn it off!

 

[MF283]

That's why you should turn automatic updates off. Then you can go to windows update when you want to and decide what gets installed and what doesn't. Automatic update is evil if you let it run. It will install stuff and reboot your pc when you don't want it to. Just turn it off!

Good Advice

Ronnie

 

[wcampbell47]

Windows 10 is downloading using fully one third of my allotted data for this month. Thank you pin heads at Microsoft. I read several articles trying to find a patch to prevent the download. I enabled the Administrator account and from there modified (added) two entries to the registry using regedit. I also used gpedit script to modify the group policy (Win 7 Pro). The registry entries and the group policy editor do the same thing, that is prevent new OS updates from installing. I also downloaded and ran Never 10 from Steve Gibson Research. When run it confirmed that my system was configured to never update to a new OS. Never dd find a patch to prevent the download. Oh well, at least it should not install 10.

 

[kidr]

"never 10 "download will kill the beach.

 

[davesl708]

Wow. I installed GWX Control Panel several weeks ago and had W10 removed. This morning it alerted me W10 was downloading.
I had previously stopped auto update and blocked downloads until I approved them.
Microsoft disabled GWX Control Panel and reset my update to auto. Would not allow me to postpone the restart.
Had to get GWX again and run it before the 10 minute restart kicked in to prevent W10 from installing.

 

[Soundguy]

Windows 10 is downloading using fully one third of my allotted data for this month. Thank you pin heads at Microsoft. I read several articles trying to find a patch to prevent the download. I enabled the Administrator account and from there modified (added) two entries to the registry using regedit. I also used gpedit script to modify the group policy (Win 7 Pro). The registry entries and the group policy editor do the same thing, that is prevent new OS updates from installing. I also downloaded and ran Never 10 from Steve Gibson Research. When run it confirmed that my system was configured to never update to a new OS. Never dd find a patch to prevent the download. Oh well, at least it should not install 10.

We use broadband hotspots for work out on the jobsites.. we alot 5g per month for use for construction sites.. got in yesterday and say a laptop was finishing updating.. grr.. you know that's 3gigs down..

 

[wotalota]

For those resisting the Win10 upgrade you might also be interested in the "Consumer Experience Improvement Program" updates, MS is installing them on Win7 and Win8 machines. These CEIP updates add to Win7 systems some of the same telemetry data collection that Win10 is performing. The following link outlines this and lists the Knowledge Base updates involved.

Microsoft backports privacy-invading Windows 1 features to Windows 7, 8 | ExtremeTech

 

[JerryK]

When I woke up this morning I was old and decrepit... how do I uninstall this ....

 

[reb]

There is a list of 47 updates apparently waiting to be downloaded and installed on my Windoze 7 computer. Most are labeled "security update." Is there a way to determine if any of those is the phantom windoze 10 download?

 

[wcampbell47]

"never 10 "download will kill the beach.

Not sure what you mean.