Here you go UNI:
Source: MS KB3080351 How to manage Windows 10 notification and upgrade optionsCode:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate] "DisableOSUpgrade"=dword:00000001
HTH :)
Last edited by Urthboundmisfit; 18 Oct 2015 at 05:47. Reason: spelling
Also earlier operating systems (pre-XP) were very fragile ("Bit Rot", Viruses, etc.).
When I was working as a trainer, I noticed that many people were scared to do anything in case they broke the machine.
When I first started playing around with DOS (early '80s) I opened something called "Edlin.exe" and although I'm sure I didn't execute any commands, I somehow managed to break a floppy full of software.
KB 3035583 is getting into a bit of a hide and seek !
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I had 6 in hidden updates all in a row, then 3 disapeared, now I have 2 waiting to collect dust
Heck, I'm still afraid I'm going to break something. That's why I make an image before running updates, installing programs, fooling with settings, blowing my nose, etc. It's saved my ample asset many a time.Also earlier operating systems (pre-XP) were very fragile ("Bit Rot", Viruses, etc.).
When I was working as a trainer, I noticed that many people were scared to do anything in case they broke the machine.
When I first started playing around with DOS (early '80s) I opened something called "Edlin.exe" and although I'm sure I didn't execute any commands, I somehow managed to break a floppy full of software.
Brink's settings here, actually both of them.....
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Created by: Shawn Brink
; Windows 10 Forums
; Tutorial: Get Windows 10 Icon - Remove from Taskbar in Windows 7 and 8.1 - Windows 10 Forums
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GWX]
"DisableGwx"=dword:00000001
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Created by: Shawn Brink
; Windows 10 Forums
; Tutorial: Upgrade to Windows 10 Update - Enable or Disable in Windows 7 or 8.1 - Windows 10 Forums
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
"DisableOSUpgrade"=dword:00000001
It seems they were bypassed and the fact that the previously removed updates were forcibly installed.
So Linux Mint on laptop. Found tutorial on line on "10 things to do once you have installed Mint". Installed Linux Version of Workstation 11 and now copying several Windows VM's over to play with. I have begun my migration away from Microsoft.
Thanks for taking the time to provide that detail. I oversee way too many computers to manually deal with updates. The settings below and Windows Update (WU) set to Auto has installed some (all?) of the W10 updates, but not offered the user W10 via the notification area or via WU.
I did notice the brief time that MS offered W10 as an optional update that had a check by it, but optional updates are not set to auto-install.Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GWX] "DisableGWX"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\OSUpgrade] "AllowOSUpgrade"=dword:00000000 "ReservationsAllowed"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate] "DisableOSUpgrade"=dword:00000001
I have kept my eye on other operating systems for years, but none of them will work for the organizations that I support. My home users can probably make the switch... but many of them will stay with W7.
I have not requested the Windows 10 upgrade. I mind a bit that it has been downloaded into a folder WINDOWS.~BT without my knowledge or asking for it. But I mind a lot that it tried to upgrade itself early on the morning of the 19th without my doing anything to initiate it. Fortunately it failed with error code C1900208. From what I have seen elsewhere this is associated with having antivirus software running, so thank goodness for AVG Free! Leaving aside the dubious tactics of disguising it as an ordinary update, the logic seems twisted as nobody is likely to switch off their AVS to get an upgrade through unless they explicitly want that upgrade.
Now I am worried about other household computers. They all have some form of AVS but it might not stop this seemingly forced upgrade. From memory they are set to Automatic Updates rather than (as on this main computer) Download and Notify, because the users are (even) less techy-savvy than I am.
I've also renamed WINDOWS.~BT but I have no idea whether this would prevent a reoccurrence or simply result in the download being replicated. Seemed worth a try though.
There is some talk that some incompetent at Microsoft accidentally ticked the wrong box, that this was forcing upgrades and that this has now been corrected. In which case immediate problem over
Why don't I just roll with it and take the upgrade? Because I am not happy that my software and hardware will all function after upgrade. Microsoft's own tool says everything is fine but the Epson website says that my all-in-one will be fine as a printer but may not function as a scanner any more. So I do not trust the Microsoft tool. Also, forcibly uninstalling Windows Media Center is an act of vandalism to which I object.
thelordgiveth: I find it interesting that you have this folder on your system. I don't, but I have all of the W10 prep updates hidden and they always have been. Are you sure you don't have one, or more of them installed on your system?
How to remove the 'Get Windows 10' app from your PC
Jamis - Thanks for your reply. I have the "Get Windows 10" icon on the RHS of the taskbar, if that is what you mean. If I click on it I have the option to "upgrade now" or close it, which is what I do. Similarly if the nag screen comes up. I didn't see a problem with having the application that gave access to Windows 10 on the computer, as I thought that should not by itself download or attempt to install. I could get rid of it (assuming it won't then come back all by itself) to avoid any risk of inadvertent initiation. Presumably I can get it back if I want it just before the 12 months' free upgrade runs out.
The $WINDOWS~BT folder appears to have been created on my computer on 10th September, though only three sub-directories (boot, efi and support) carry that date. Sub-directory sources was created on 10/9 but modified on 19/10. The other sub-directories have identical dates of creation and modification - late on the 18th or early on the 19th October. It is now titled (almost) $WINDOWS10 cr#pware Windows~BT, which is much more informative but I'm not sure whether renaming the folder would actually stop any inadvertent installation from getting very far.
Thanks. I was looking for W7 users who set the registry not to update and then W7 updated anyway.
I am using some redundant settings:
Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GWX] "DisableGWX"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\OSUpgrade] "DisableOSUpgrade"=dword:00000001 "AllowOSUpgrade"=dword:00000000 "ReservationsAllowed"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate] "DisableOSUpgrade"=dword:00000001
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