How to take absolute ownership of a folder

Hi guys. I want to disable Windows update to install Windows 10 on my old Win 7 PC without any additional application. By idea I want to disable Windows update to install KB removing ownership to destination folder. I've removed all users from thhere except Administrators but when I install 3035583 again, it moves back all files in previously "protected" folder.

I know for some other approaches how to disable this update but I want to understand how to do that on this way. I've became curious about taking absolute ownersip over desired folders. As the first, is it possible to disable anything to Win updates?

txh, I was here many years ago ))

As the 1'st, I wanna keep my Win 7 installation on this computer. As the second, I know how to disable Windows update to Win 10 by other means. As the 3'rd, I want to know is it possible to disable windows update to install it files in exclusively owned folder by administrator. Simply, couldn't find more informations about this in Google.

Cortex7 said:

Hi guys. I want to disable Windows update to install Windows 10 on my old Win 7 PC without any additional application. By idea I want to disable Windows update to install KB removing ownership to destination folder. I've removed all users from thhere except Administrators but when I install 3035583 again, it moves back all files in previously "protected" folder.

I know for some other approaches how to disable this update but I want to understand how to do that on this way. I've became curious about taking absolute ownersip over desired folders. As the first, is it possible to disable anything to Win updates?

Which folder or folders are you talking about?

Brink said:

The free offer of Windows 10 will expire after July 2016, so as long as you upgrade from Windows 7 by then, you're fine.

I have some hardware/drivers issues with newer Windows releases and therefore I want to keep Win 7 on that PC.

LMiller7 said:

Which folder or folders are you talking about?

In this concrete case it is GWX from System32. Is it possible to "lock" that folder on some way? Everything I tried says that it isn't but I still believe that it is :)

Modifying permissions of system folders is asking for trouble. The only suggestion I will make is don't do it.

my own goal is to learn how to disable system to access a folder locked by user. I've tried a lot of things but without a positive result. Still hope that someone could show how to that. GWX isn't an important folder for system itself and therefore I wouldn't say that it is asking for trouble as it coulkd be case with let's say System32