Stop automatic downloading of Windows 11/10 to your computer

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Whether you lot accept opted for the free upgrade or not, Microsoft will download Windows 11 or Windows x to your estimator. It will do and then if you have the automatic updates enabled on your machine. Sure, it volition ask you get-go, if yous would like to install it, once the download is completed. Merely if y'all would like to, you can stop Windows from automatically downloading Windows 11/10 upgrade files to your computer, by modifying the Registry or Group Policy settings.

Stop automatic downloading of Windows 11/10 upgrade files

If you are a system administrator who wants to prevent Windows 7, Windows 7 for Embedded Systems, Windows 8.1, and Windows Embedded 8.1 Pro clients from downloading Windows x and upgrading to it – or upgrading Windows 10 to Windows 11, yous tin do the following.

Using Grouping Policy

Yous will first have to make sure that the Windows Update customer mentioned on KB3080351 is installed on your calculator.

To suppress the downloading of the Windows 10 Upgrade, press Win+R to open up the Run box. Type gpedit.msc and striking Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.

Navigate to the post-obit setting:

Computer Configuration/Authoritative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Update Policy

Double-click on Turn off the upgrade to the latest version of Windows through Windows Update and Enable this policy setting.

Click Utilise and exit.

If you are using Windows 11/x, y'all may non find the same Group Policy setting. In that example, you need to use the Configure Automated Updatessetting. You must disable this setting in the Local Group Policy Editor.

Using Windows Registry

To suppress the downloading of the Windows 11/x Upgrade, press Win+R to open up the Run box. Type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor.

Now navigate to the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

Give the DWORD DisableOSUpgrade a value of 1. If it does not exist, create information technology.

If you wish to re-enable the upgrade anytime in the time to come, change its value from i to 2.

PS: Yous can now decline the free Windows 10 Upgrade offer from the Get Windows 11/10 prompt itself.

How exercise I terminate automatic downloads on Windows 11/x?

To stop automated downloads on Windows 11 or Windows 10, you lot take multiple options. For example, you can plow Metered connection every bit Windows doesn't download updates on Metered connection. Secondly, you lot can pause the Windows Updates for 7 days. The other options are mentioned in the article and you demand to apply Registry Editor or Local Grouping Policy Editor to get the job done. This post shows how to completely block Windows 11/10 upgrade in Windows 11/x using Group Policy or Registry.

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Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a x-year Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP. Please read the unabridged post & the comments outset, create a Arrangement Restore Betoken before making whatsoever changes to your organisation & be careful about any 3rd-political party offers while installing freeware.