How to remove Windows 10 upgrade updates in Windows 7 and 8

lehnerus2000 said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

OK, this weird. I checked Windows Updates again to see how many times I had had KB2953664 "offered" and it shows it was only twice. I know darned well I've hidden the blasted thing many more times than that in just the past month!

I assume that MS just "unhides" it.

I suspect that MS will "wise up" and release it under a different KB number (or roll it into a Security update) to stop people blocking it.

It wouldn't surprise me if the plan is to annoy users so much that they will disable Windows Update.
After their PCs are screwed by malware MS will just say, "you should've installed W10".

I don't think they unhide it, I think they just publish new versions of the update, so I suppose that marks it as a new update/one what wasn't hidden. Last time I checked KB2952664 was on v11. Maybe it's caused issues in the past on some PC's so they keep updating it?

I wouldn't be surprised if they did rename it. I'll definitely check every update going forward. It's a pity we have to start doing that now to stop MS pushing garbage updates to us.

Brds7t7 said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

This is my Specialized High Intensity Training list:

KB2990214

KB3035583

KB2952664

KB3021917

KB2819745

KB3022345

KB3050265

KB3068708

KB3065987

Here are all mine that are hidden.

Attachment 368412

Never really started to hide them until MS started to push all this telemetry crap, then I started checking my updates a lot more carefully.

Many patches... When will it end :S

Installing all these, what would be the consequences. Because there will be a large number of users who are not aware of the issue and that surely have them installed.

Lady Fitzgerald said:

I have a bunch more hidden that I don't have on my list, such as the Russian monetary and language updates, Skype, Net Framework, driver updates (if it ain't broke, don't fix it), etc.. I check every new update now.

I have all those and more hidden. I didn't count them. A couple would definitely brick this system. Like the Video driver MS listed as optional, something to do with my card reader, another for my network card. This is an HP machine with specific manufacturer drivers and while I thought the Intel Processor update was appropriate it wasn't. I had to restore form a previous image. So now I'm very picky when it comes MS updates. They burned me once and I don't intend to have it happen again.

Reading about them isn't always enough and this forum fills in a lot of the blanks. It is unfortunate that I have to rely on others misfortune to avoid the same fate.

It seems to me that MS offered this free upgrade to advance their income with advertising dollars. If not that there has to be another reason as nothing is ever free.

Lady Fitzgerald said:

MS will take a hit in the stock market if Win 10 flops like Win 8 did so they are pulling every underhanded trick they can think of to trick people into upgrading downgrading to Win 10 so they show off impressive numbers to give the illusion that Win 10 is a hit (taking a page chapter from Daryl Huff's book, How to Lie with Statistics), then count on the sheeple to roll over and take it.

That explains it. I am not a sheeple and I don't roll that way.

As you stated in a previous post about giving your blessing to a friend regarding a Mac. I did the same with my daughter and son in law. While my computer experience is not on the level of yours, and most of the contributors here, I have still managed to stay safe on the Internet. The importance of security measures was something I just couldn't seem to convey to them. As a benefit I know absolutly nothing about the operations of a Mac so they don't call me everyday now telling me what's wrong.

They more or less thought of their computer like they do their TV. Turn it on and works, no muss no fuss. I have a lot of sympathy for those average users that are suffering with expensive computers and are getting poor service because of their lack of knowledge or initiative to learn.