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I'm using an ACER aspire ES 14 laptop and it's been with me for over a year now with no problems whatsoever. Not until the start of 2018 where out of nowhere, windows 10 wants me to install their updates. Now for how long have I been ignoring those latest updates and seen some of the peoples complaints in recent forums that the newest updates destroys their PC/laptops instead of making it better, I'm kinda scared and also don't have the time to get all of the updates in my laptop. First, it was the windows assistant that was bugging me, where it would just show up and stops me for doing anything else. I tried the following method of going to "Services" and disabling both "Background Intelligence Transfer" and "Windows Update" and restarted my laptop, but of course those didn't work since it will automatically enables themselves again while also installing windows 10 assistant back. So I tried another method I found here that needs me to go to Task Scheduler and do some tweaking here and there, and what do you know, it worked! At least for 3 weeks... Then a few days ago, I found windows 10 assistant installs itself again, so I had to do the same steps I did before and it worked so far, then the next day where I was expecting it to install itself again. Something new happened, instead of windows 10 assistant, I just received a notification in my Action Center that "We're getting your PC up to date" and I know for sure that it's still a windows update and this is the part that's making me nuts and stressed out since I have no idea how to stop this, I'm all out of options even from searching this on the web. So I really need help from this.
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Option 4 obviously doesn't work since it'll just enables itself like I said in my original post.
For now, I'll got with option 1 with the metered connection. I'll give it a day or 2 to see how it goes.
Option 6 is out of the question.
Option 2 is definitely a no.
Option 3 doesn't have a link to what you want me to download.
Option 5 sounds a bit tricky, mind me telling what is actually does by stopping all of those and is it safe?
I just wanted to say I have gone to Microsoft Help Center.
I have given access to my pc.
4 different IT guys have not resolved the problem even giving them access.
My version is 1703 os 15063.483.
They say this can be upgraded.
My pc works fine its that dam upgrade box that pops up every day.
Why are they ruining our lives.
Ive wasted 2 days on this. Its there upgrade thats fautly not our pcs.
A.Baxter
The only way to stop the updates is to disconnect from the Internet so the system can't receive them (this makes Windows 10 work the same as iPad, iPhone, tablets, Xbox, PlayStation, and other consumer electronic devices). This is why Windows 10 is a continuous service, not a one-time product. If you don't agree to the updates, you actually aren't legally allowed to use the system. You don't own Windows, you license the temporary restricted rights to use it. Those are the license terms of contract, and updates are required. Your only alternative is to use another product instead.
We can help you solve any problem you have at all to get your system working properly, but there's no "off switch" for updates, no matter what you do.
I don't think the MVPs understand the issue. Updates often disable the computer. My wife's Surface tried to do the creator's update a few days ago and would no longer connect to the internet. The Surface firmware was disabled by the update along with the wifi adapter - I checked in device manager. The only thing that worked was a complete reinstall and even then it took three tries of updating the reinstall. The first two times updating the reinstall - which took hours - it got to 99% and then said "something happened" and rolled everything back. And yes I used the media creation download. That was useless. These answers simply ignore the reality that updates often are HARMFUL to a perfectly working computer. They are like flu shots that - while good for most people - cause serious allergic reactions for others. To say that not updating puts people at risk is to ignore the fact that updating can do the same. It may only be a small percentage of people it affects but it is a real problem. The only solution for my wifes Surface was to use the Win 10 install from another computer - I save these things - and then let it spend 3 hours reupdating all over again. I spent the better part of two days fixing this. Most people don't have that kind of time or expertise - I've been doing this stuff since DOS 3. I've done countless clean OS installs etc... While the MVPs have a point they also need to listen to people's complaints more sympathetically. Updating is NOT a painless process. What users need to know
And if something happens where the laptop suddenly broke due to all these windows updates, who am I to blame? Me? You? Microsoft? Does blaming help it restore back to way it used to be? Then how about just repairing it in case it gets broken? Sorry, but I don't even have a single buck with me right now? Then save some? If I have a job sure, but it's not easy looking for one right now from where I'm at. I'm pretty sure you're 100% believing it'll just go A-ok but not me, I'm afraid, seeing there's also bunch of people who just always update their system regularly and met with demise coming from windows. Like I said, I'm already satisfied with my laptop until Windows meddled in with their virus like updates. I didn't bought this laptop just because it has windows 10 in it, if possible I would've bought another one with either win 7 or 8 in them instead if I only knew sooner that it would turned out like this, having no control over your own PC/laptop anymore whenever you want to use the internet. Automatically downloading/installing stuff you didn't even ask for. Meddling with a bunch of options you disabled yourself and enabling them when you aren't looking. If that's not virus-like then I don't know what is... *Sigh* Looks like this is the end for me. I'll just wait till this laptop gets done in by the constant disabling and enabling of settings just to stop windows 10 updates. No matter what I ask here, the so called "MVP" here will just keep forcing me to update it, no better than what microsoft is doing right now...
