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?
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:
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.
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
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.
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My Computer
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64 [Non-UEFI Boot]
CPU
Ivy Bridge Core i5 3570K (Delidded)
Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS
Memory
G.Skill "Ares" DDR3 PC3-12800 - 1600MHz (16Gb)
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Dual-RX480-O4G
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z w/5.1 sound system
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS 23"
Screen Resolution
16/9
Hard Drives
Internal:
500Go Sata 6Gb/s (x2)
500Go Sata 3Gb/s (x2)
SSD 60Go Sata 6Gb/s
PSU
In Win C 900W Series 80+ Platinum
Case
Thermaltake Chaser A71
Cooling
Custom Water Cooling Loop
Keyboard
Cooler Master QuickFire XTi
Mouse
Razer Imperator 2012 (4G)
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
IE 11.0.xxx Rtm
Other Info
"Raid0" with Intel Smart Response Technology (HDD/SSD)
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
My Computer
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
OS
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
CPU
i3 370M/i7 6500U
Motherboard
Asus/Lenovo
Memory
8GB - finally :)/8GB
Graphics Card(s)
it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" built-in
Screen Resolution
1366x768/1920x1080
Hard Drives
750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
PSU
n/a
Internet Speed
as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
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.
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
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
