Sorry need a quick answer. Can i stop win10 upgrade ?

I have uninstalled this update and hidden it to hopefully prevent it installing. The upgrade to win10 that sits in the tasktray.

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or just go to group policy and turn off force to upgrade...

much simplier no software Done.

also it will still install without the popup :)

Official from Microsoft, put in for businesses

Group policy > Admin templates > Windows Components > Windows updates > then enable setting inside >Turn off force windows upgrade > apply

Then hide/stop KB303558
 
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sprite1275 said:
That's what was a shock today. Not once have I accepted anything to say I wanted win10. I got pop ups about it but always just closed the window.
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Exactly the same here, only this time it decided to update me.

Not so much miffed about having win 10, just don' like the way they did it.
 
smogsy said:
or just go to group policy and turn off force to upgrade...

much simplier no software Done.

also it will still install without the popup :)

Official from Microsoft, put in for businesses

Group policy > Admin templates > Windows Components > Windows updates > then enable setting inside >Turn off force windows upgrade > apply

Then hide/stop KB303558
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This is what I did several days ago.

I also denied all permissions to the GWX folder including myself. Nothing, not even the system (apparently) should be able to do anything within that folder.
 
Guys guys guys please help asap please!

How the hell do I stop w10 update!? I need my computer asap!
I have woken up from a sleep and I'm at the "welcome to Windows 10 screen! Wtf! I've not backed anything up and windows wants me to do a new bloody installation!!
No option to go to Windows 7, but if I decline the user agreement the pop up states" declining here means you're saying no to the free upgrade to windows 10. We'll reinstall your previous version of Windows, but it might take a while"

That sounds like they're threatening to do a clean install?? I am absolutely shocked at this, this is downright ridiculous, forcing people to upgrade an OS without backing up first is downright stupid and disrespectful - This is MY computer with MY files?!

Never ever felt so grabbed by the balls by any company ever.
If no one knows how to stop then does anyone know a number for tech support or complaints?
 
It "shouldn't" wipe your files - should revert to how it was before the Windows 10 installation started. ****** disgrace though I don't understand how so many people just accept it.

EDIT: BTW if you accept it and let it finish the 10 install you can also revert after that - likewise it "should" keep your files but the theory and practise can vary a bit.
 
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I really cannot believe, absolutely cannot believe I have spent the past 2 hours trying to find out how to stop the update and no-one seems to know or even mention about the huge HUGE issue of installing a new OS without even an option to back anything up?!

I'm absolutely flabbergasted and annoyed, I really REALLY needed my pc tonight...
There is absolutely no way I'm installing a new OS without backing up this hdd somehow, Microsoft installs aren't exactly trouble free... You're right Rroff it "shouldn't" but if it does I'm screwed. Damn Microsoft propaganda words make nothing clear on what it's going to do.

You know if i can call them? Anyone?

So... ****ing... Annoyed. Gonna buy a mac next I think lol
 
Few weeks back my dad was up late on a Friday finishing off some documents that he needed for an event over the weekend - I stopped by to talk to him and next thing we know his PC is a few percent into the Windows 10 upgrade from 7 - losing about 20 minutes work and then he had to get up even earlier on top of having to get up early to sort it all once the upgrade had been left overnight so he could finish off the stuff he needed before leaving. To say he was hopping mad would be an understatement. (I'm guessing Windows thought it was a good time to do updates as he normally isn't on the PC at that time of night :S).

He didn't lose any files other than about 15-20 minutes of what he'd been working on.
 
As much as I agree with you they should not do it. For tech people specially on this forum you should have known a good month+ ago and warned/fixed relatives PC's
Its been on the most news sites and some shows including bbc YouTube twitch most tech sites

I know we shouldnt have too but we did. I had to do it at work almost 9 months ago
And sent a mass email to the entire building(1000s) how to fix it step by step.on their home PC.

Because as much as its MS fault we need to help other less savvy to not get screwed :)
 
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Not sure if I agree on that point or not - I don't see/talk to some people I support until something goes wrong heh and these days people have so many devices and/or staggered upgrade cycles it is hard to keep track of it all - case in point someone else had changed my dad's Windows update settings at some point as well when doing something on his PC :s
 
Rroff said:
Not sure if I agree on that point or not - I don't see/talk to some people I support until something goes wrong heh and these days people have so many devices and/or staggered upgrade cycles it is hard to keep track of it all - case in point someone else had changed my dad's Windows update settings at some point as well when doing something on his PC :s
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Fair enough not everyone can. True
personally I lock down settings on relative/friends PCs so no one can edit crucial settings apart from me.
Then have remote access to all their computers when they require
 
Confused Stu said:
Most of my machines are now running Windows 10 (almost exclusively without issue, and very happy with Win10). My HTPC is still running Windows 7 as Microsoft dropped support for Windows Media Centre in 10, but I've NEVER selected on it to sign up or be interested in an upgrade to Windows 10, and it's signed in with a local account only. Kind of curious if I will end up "hit" with an enforced upgrade, or if this is only happening to people who've previously expressed an interest in upgrading to Windows 10 at some point. Time will tell, I guess. :)
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You can install Windows Media Centre on Windows 10... but it can be a little funny if you're using it for any sort of live broadcast playback/recording.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36367221

oh wow... I dunno how any can continue to defend MS at this point.

They really need to start getting some people with better broad perspective in the project leadership positions.

Probably explains the sudden increase in people claiming Windows 10 installed itself and they didn't click on anything to agree to it.
 
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^ Indeed.

Last week, Microsoft silently changed Get Windows 10 yet again. And this time, it has gone beyond the social engineering scheme that has been fooling people into inadvertently upgrading to Windows 10 for months. This time, it actually changed the behavior of the window that appears so that if you click the “Close” window box, you are actuallyagreeing to the upgrade. Without you knowing what just happened.

Previously, closing this window would correctly signal that you do not want the upgrade. So Microsoft didn’t change the wording in the window. It didn’t make an “Upgrade now” button bigger, or a non-existent “don’t ever upgrade” button smaller. It pulled a switcheroonie. It’s like going out to your car in the morning and discovering that the gas pedal now applies the brakes, while the brake pedal washes the windshield. Have a fun commute!
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https://www.thurrott.com/windows/wi...fts-upgrade-deceptions-undermining-windows-10
 
i wonder if you could sue MS for lose of business if you use this for business use.

Technically most should be using enterprise but some smaller businesses don't.
They should not NEED to to stop it
 
Probably some wording in the terms and condition especially if you aren't using a business edition. Pretty sure there is something in there about MS not being responsible for loss of profit, etc.

EDIT: I suspect this is relevant though what actually holds up or not in court is potentially another matter regardless of what is in the T&Cs.

LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES. You can recover from Microsoft and its suppliers only direct damages up to the amount you paid for the software. You cannot recover any other damages, including consequential, lost profits, special, indirect or incidental damages.
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mrochester said:
You can install Windows Media Centre on Windows 10... but it can be a little funny if you're using it for any sort of live broadcast playback/recording.
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I know there were instructions posted when Win10 launched as to how to hack WMC onto it, but I'm very wary of doing this as there's no guarantee the next update won't stop it working completely. As this PC is used as the family's only source of live/recorded TV and films (I have five tuners in the PC and media centre extenders and XBox 360's for the rest of the house, and we spend a lot of time watching live TV) any even minor issues with it VERY quickly become the wife and kids moaning and complaining :( so I need the system to be as stable as possible, which Win7 has been for me for this system, so I'm loath to change.

I realise one day that Win7 will become end of life and unsupported and I'll have to move to a different Media Centre solution and work out how to get it around the house, but that could be 4 years down the line and I might have won the lottery by then and have loads more options! :D
 
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