How to remove Windows 10 upgrade updates in Windows 7 and 8

bigmck said:

I am getting the impression more and more that Win 10 is the "Edsel of OS's". I have not seen very many people who are really happy with it like those who raved when Win 7 came out.

You probably won't find many people here who are impressed with W10.
I rate it is as "Meh!"

I have noticed that a lot of the people who raved about how great the W8 series was (on EightForums) are now on TenForums raving about how great W10 is.
They also attack en masse, if anyone should dare to point out bugs/defects (just like Apple Fan Boys).

Most of them are completely unable to grasp the concept that some people don't want W10 to mysteriously download and install itself on their working W7 machines.

The irony is if anyone other than MS was doing this, they'd be the first ones screaming about hackers and malware.

I entered this thread at about Reply #660. So far I have not seen a fool proof way to stop Win 10 from infecting a PC. Was there anything I missed in the first 660 messages?

bigmck said:

I entered this thread at about Reply #660. So far I have not seen a fool proof way to stop Win 10 from infecting a PC. Was there anything I missed in the first 660 messages?

Keep Windows Update disabled.
Manually download updates, after you have determined that they aren't related to W10 (beware of Windows Update updates).

CarlSD said:

The only 'foolproof' way that I've found so far is to not install anything other than security updates from the start of 2015 onwards (except for time zone updates and one or two others which I checked out thoroughly before installing them).

Eventually I expect MS to bundle W10 with "Critical" security updates, to circumvent users who are blocking W10 from installing.
After all, MS believes that they own your hardware and software (even non-MS software).

Speaking of updates, how many of this months updates were W10 related?

lehnerus2000 said:

...Speaking of updates, how many of this months updates were W10 related?

For me, none.

michael diemer said:

As has been said, the only way to keep W10 from possessing your computer, will be to keep it offline, updated to a point where you are comfortable with it to run what necessary programs you need it for (for me, music software), and use Linux for all internet activity. That way you beat them at their own game. You keep W7 free of their greedy hands, and you use another free OS to safely surf the net.

That won't work for everyone. For me, it would mean the lost of the ability to record OTA TV shows.

Lady Fitzgerald said:

lehnerus2000 said:

...Speaking of updates, how many of this months updates were W10 related?

For me, none.

There is one
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3112343

About this update


This update enables support for additional upgrade scenarios from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and provides a smoother experience when you have to retry an operating system upgrade because of certain failure conditions. This update also improves the ability of Microsoft to monitor the quality of the upgrade experience.

ThrashZone said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

lehnerus2000 said:

...Speaking of updates, how many of this months updates were W10 related?

For me, none.

There is one
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3112343

About this update


This update enables support for additional upgrade scenarios from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and provides a smoother experience when you have to retry an operating system upgrade because of certain failure conditions. This update also improves the ability of Microsoft to monitor the quality of the upgrade experience.

Curious. I didn't get "offered" that one this time around. I already had it hidden.