Should I remove Windows 10 updates from Windows 7?

haseebk · 29 Apr 2015

I have installed the Windows 10 related updates and found out later that they're concerning Windows 10.
The updates that I have installed are these: KB 3035583, KB 2952664, KB 3021917. And I haven't installed this update: KB 2990214.
I want to uninstall them because I'm not interested in Windows 10. But I don't know that uninstalling above mentioned updates will effect my system in any way.
So should I uninstall them without wasting any moment or they have something to do with Windows 7 too? Will it effect my Windows 7 performance?

Callender · 29 Apr 2015

Personally I removed them and if I choose to upgrade - I'll reinstall them or else I'm hoping that MS will eventually release an all in one tool to get Windows 7 ready for an upgrade to Windows 10. I have experienced no performance issues other than one of those updates reset my WEI (I'd modified it) so I had to remodify it!

Some users reported that KB 3021917 could not be removed. See the thread here:

https://www.sevenforums.com/news/3673...ows-7-8-a.html

whs · 29 Apr 2015

If you remove them, you have to watch because they will come back. Then you have to hide them. I don't think removing them has any negative effect. They are pure marketing stuff.

NoN · 29 Apr 2015

Almost forgot about Kb3021917, briefly back in February thought about, but since my Customer Experience Improvement Program is turned off, didn't felt that could harm my system.

Layback Bear · 29 Apr 2015

I have removed these with no ill effects. Then I hid them when they came back.

KB 3021917
KB 3035583
KB 2952664
KB 2990214
KB 3013531

NoelDP · 29 Apr 2015

MS will probably 'update' all these updates - at which point they will re-appear in the WU listing.
It'll be interesting to see if MS provides a way to switch the nags off

whs · 29 Apr 2015

I think it's not worth fighting those updates now. I just left them. I don't fancy to run after them in 8 different systems. When they start to bother me, I can still do something about it.

I don't like what MS is doing here, but what can you do. They are at the trigger and try to get a good W10 acceptance by all means. A W8 repeat is not in the cards for them.

haseebk · 30 Apr 2015

Thank you, guys for help. I uninstalled all 3 updates. KB 2952664 installed itself again and again after uninstalling. But then again I uninstalled it and hide all four updates so eventually it stopped automatically installing. I also gained 4 GB worth of hard disk space after removing updates.
My system was laggy before uninstall but now it's fine. Now i will try not to install any kind of Windows updates for some months.
Once again thanks for response. *phew* I wish Microsoft stop playing games with us soon. But this Windows 10 updates saga made me join this forum which is a positive among all this fuss :)