Stop upgrade to Windows 11

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I am not responsible for any damage on

your computer.

1. Open Start.

2 .Search for regedit and click the top result to launch the Registry Editor.

3. Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

4. Right-click the Windows (folder) key, select the New submenu, and then choose the Key option.
5. Name the new key WindowsUpdate and press Enter.
6. Right-click the newly created key, select the New submenu, and choose the Key option.
7. Name the new key AU and press Enter.
8. Right-click the AU key, select the New submenu, and choose the DWORD (32-bit) Value option.
9. Name the new key NoAutoUpdate and press Enter.
10. Double-click the newly created key and change its value from 0 to 1.
11. Click the OK button.
12. Restart your computer.
13.  Press the Windows logo key + R****at the same time to invoke the Run box.
14. Type services.msc and press Enter.
15. Scroll down to Windows Update, and double-click it.
16. In Startup type, select "Disabled". Then click "Apply" and "OK" to save the settings.
17. Restart your computer one last time
18. Enjoy no more automatic updates

I work in a company where we have both a group policy set for updates and a WSUS server. We have Windows 11 blocked so it is not being automatically upgraded but all of my users are getting alerts and being allowed to manually upgrade even though they are restricted by policy from managing their updates. Bottom line is even though I have blocked the automatic deployment my users are upgrading themselves.

—————DISCLAIMER—————-

I am not responsible for any damage on

your computer.

1. Open Start.

2 .Search for regedit and click the top result to launch the Registry Editor.

3. Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

4. Right-click the Windows (folder) key, select the New submenu, and then choose the Key option.
5. Name the new key WindowsUpdate and press Enter.
6. Right-click the newly created key, select the New submenu, and choose the Key option.
7. Name the new key AU and press Enter.
8. Right-click the AU key, select the New submenu, and choose the DWORD (32-bit) Value option.
9. Name the new key NoAutoUpdate and press Enter.
10. Double-click the newly created key and change its value from 0 to 1.
11. Click the OK button.
12. Restart your computer.
13.  Press the Windows logo key + R****at the same time to invoke the Run box.
14. Type services.msc and press Enter.
15. Scroll down to Windows Update, and double-click it.
16. In Startup type, select "Disabled". Then click "Apply" and "OK" to save the settings.
17. Restart your computer one last time
18. Enjoy no more automatic updates

Why not just follow what the Paloma said and be able to keep normal updates instead of turning them off completely?

What you have configured completely ends Windows Update. Perhaps, at step 14, change the startup type to manual, which essentially translates to manual update only. Unless some other process starts it.

You only should change this setting when you are certain that's what you need to do. If it should be to disable Windows 11 install, you could wait until I figure this out, properly and edit...

I'm sure I am too late to help you, Brettman70s. Hopefully this will be useful to someone else though.

I found a solution to stop the Windows 11 upgrade after it has begun. Note that his will only work AFTER the update has shown up in your list of current updates and BEFORE it has completed.

All you need to do is run the "Show or Hide Updates" tool by Microsoft. It will scan for current updates and show you Windows 11. Check the box for Windows 11 and then continue. When it finishes, reboot and you're done.

I can't find the original link on Microsoft's website but MajorGeeks has it: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft\_show\_or\_hide\_updates\_troubleshooter.html