How To Stop Windows 10 Download?

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I reserved the Windows 10 upgrade on my 8.1 laptop. At least I thought I reserved it only.
I was reading a web page and noticed my DSL data light blinking like crazy.
I finally went to "windows update" and it showed Windows 10 was downloading (12% complete).
I cancelled it.
I changed the update settings to manual.
Now when I check for updates, Windows 10 starts downloading again, so I cancel it again or it indicates Windows 10 failed.
No other updates appear, just Windows 10.
Apparently I clicked the wrong thing and now I can't get out of this loop.
My question is, how do I get back to where when I check for updates manually the important and recommended updates appear and the Windows 10 update does not appear?
Thank you for helping me get out of this mess.
 

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its your update like normal updates mate.....why don't you use it for burn a disk ? or usb ...you might get rid of it.
 

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I guess its too late now but you should have just let it download you don't have to install it until your ready. You'll need to find the download partial file download and delete it. that should let is continue the download. Hopefully you don't have your computer set to auto install updates?
Another thing you could do is restore back to yesterday before you started the download either with an image that you have or Control Panel/Recovery/Open System Restore and restore back to yesterday or any time before you started the download. I don't use Restore so I'm not completely sure but It think that will get you there.
 

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You cannot. It will be a forced upgrade by the 29th of July next year.
 

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I reserved the Windows 10 upgrade on my 8.1 laptop. At least I thought I reserved it only.
I was reading a web page and noticed my DSL data light blinking like crazy.
I finally went to "windows update" and it showed Windows 10 was downloading (12% complete).
I cancelled it.
I changed the update settings to manual.
Now when I check for updates, Windows 10 starts downloading again, so I cancel it again or it indicates Windows 10 failed.
No other updates appear, just Windows 10.
Apparently I clicked the wrong thing and now I can't get out of this loop.
My question is, how do I get back to where when I check for updates manually the important and recommended updates appear and the Windows 10 update does not appear?
Thank you for helping me get out of this mess.
Apparently it's too late to correct my mistake.
I now manually check for updates (not automatic).
Click on other available updates.
Check the important updates.
Un-check Windows 10 Home.
Click on install
Looks like I'm stuck with this until July 29, 2016?
 

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You cannot. It will be a forced upgrade by the 29th of July next year.

Where did you get that idea?

It is posted in several threads in this forum
the same issue has been posted several times..
Although still unconfirmed by all accounts..

This is posted in several threads?

You cannot. It will be a forced upgrade by the 29th of July next year.

Where does it say anywhere that it will be a forced upgrade?
 

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    GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
    OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
Where did you get that idea?

It is posted in several threads in this forum
the same issue has been posted several times..
Although still unconfirmed by all accounts..

This is posted in several threads?

You cannot. It will be a forced upgrade by the 29th of July next year.

Where does it say anywhere that it will be a forced upgrade?

:ditto: Links or its not true. You can opt out, its not a forced upgrade. Uninstall the GWX app and no upgrade unless you want to.
 

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Uninstall the GWX app and no upgrade unless you want to.

Yup, as posted in other thread
and you must select hide windows 10 update in windows updates..
 

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Uninstall the GWX app and no upgrade unless you want to.

Yup, as posted in other thread
and you must select hide windows 10 update in windows updates..

Even if you have the GWX app, if you don't reserve your free upgrade, I would think nothing is going to happen. Other than an annoying icon in your taskbar.
 

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Question:
how to stop Windows 10 Download

Answer:
Disable GWX.exe through task manager, rename the GWX folders and hide the windows 10 update,
this will prevent the unwanted update/upgrade from being download in the backround..
 

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I renamed the GWX folder in both sys32 and Wow64 yet the next day I noticed that infamous Windows.~BT folder (~6 GB) showing up again after deleting it the day before. I even disabled a few GWX task in Task Scheduler but it still didn't work. So far, I just stopped the annoying download by changing WU settings to checking without downloading.


I'm thinking the only sure and fast way to stop this is by uninstalling KB303583 and 2976978. It's odd that only a few folks are experiencing this particular issue.
 

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and hide the windows 10 update

You also have the Hide the Update in Windows Updates..
Right Click the update and select Hide
 

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and hide the windows 10 update

You also have the Hide the Update in Windows Updates..
Right Click the update and select Hide
Thank you very much for this solution. This solves the problem of being constantly bothered with trying to get rid of the "Windows 10 Home" upgrade....This gives me some time to decide whether I want it or not.:)
 

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You also have the Hide the Update in Windows Updates..
Right Click the update and select Hide
Thank you very much for this solution. This solves the problem of being constantly bothered with trying to get rid of the "Windows 10 Home" upgrade....This gives me some time to decide whether I want it or not.:)

It has been my experience that hiding the Windows 10 Upgrade update only works for a short while, then it reappears and you have to hide (or ignore) it again. As such, the "bother" will remain.
 

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I simply used the option in the Notification Area icon to unreserve Windows 10.
I also have Windows Update set to notify me about updates but not to download any unless I choose to download them.
Hiding unwanted updates has always worked for me too.
 

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Even if you have the GWX app, if you don't reserve your free upgrade, I would think nothing is going to happen. Other than an annoying icon in your taskbar.

I didn't reserve the upgrade (it's not as if they're going to run out of copies is it) and this is my experience. Early in August I did get one or two pop ups encouraging me to download W10 but I just ignored them. And it's not difficult to ignore the icon on the taskbar.

My partner had reserved W10, downloaded but not installed it. Then a few days ago he reinstalled W8.1. When he went to Windows Update the first thing he saw was a screen encouraging him to download W10 again, so his reservation had been recognised after the reinstall. The W10 upgrade was showing as an Optional download but was automatically ticked, so he could easily have ended up downloading it again.

He has Windows Update set to notify NOT automatically download, and has hidden the W10 upgrade now. We will see how that goes.

Watching the Dell forums there are some very unhappy people who are having problems installing the upgrade, so we are watching and waiting for now.
 

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