Win 7 Updates Get Started Problem.

[MacNala]

I wanted to update the Win7 on my Dual boot Win 7 / Win 10 laptop.
Check for updates after a while displayed a Win10 dialog box titled Get Started and had a link to show all the available updates. However I could not find any way to update just the Win 7 system.
I thought that I had heard that if you allow it to download the Win10 files you could reject the upgrade to Win 10 and then be left with the Win 7 updates. I started this and unfortunately ran out of disk space on the Win 7 partition.
This crashed the whole system. I am able to boot the Win10 using the dual boot OS selection but cannot get to the Win 7 partition. I can't even repair the Win 7 as the repair disk is not recognised to restore my image backup.
What is the correct way to deal with this "Get Started" dialog to prevent the download of Win 10.
I am still recovering the machine and may have to go back to first principles and re-install the Win 7 all over again but don't want to get into the same problem.

 

[Brink]

Hello MaNala,

You can use the tutorial below to get rid of the "Upgrade to Windows 10" update.

Upgrade to Windows 10 Update - Enable or Disable in Windows 7 or 8.1 - Windows 10 Forums

...and use OPTION THREE in the tutorial below to get rid of the Get Windows 10 icon.

Get Windows 10 Icon - Remove from Taskbar in Windows 7 and 8.1 - Windows 10 Forums

 

[MacNala]

Neither of these options answer the question.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
You can use this to get rid of the related win-10 updates,
How to remove Windows 10 upgrade updates in Windows 7 and 8 - gHacks Tech News
Also on here,
http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-...windows-10-upgrade-updates-windows-7-8-a.html

Ultimately these are my list of related updates to avoid,
If you apply Brink's disable upgrades .reg file the last one KB3112343 shouldn't be offered to you

 

[Brink]

...What is the correct way to deal with this "Get Started" dialog to prevent the download of Win 10...

Hello MaNala,

You can use the tutorial below to get rid of the "Upgrade to Windows 10" update.

Upgrade to Windows 10 Update - Enable or Disable in Windows 7 or 8.1 - Windows 10 Forums

...and use OPTION THREE in the tutorial below to get rid of the Get Windows 10 icon.

Get Windows 10 Icon - Remove from Taskbar in Windows 7 and 8.1 - Windows 10 Forums

Neither of these options answer the question.

It should help with what you asked.

If not, please clarify.