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[Robot Parade Leader]

Hi,

I like Windows 7. It works. I do not want Windows 10, at least not right now. I may or may not give it a chance later, but I remember Vista and how much I didn't like that.

Is there any way to opt out of Windows 10 as an upgrade? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[martinuzz]

Windows updater tried to screw me. Even though I clicked 'update later' in the pop-up, it started downloading, and proceeded to make me click through a menu, which did not have any 'go back' or 'cancel' options, and made me choose a date within a timeframe of 5 days, to install windows 10. I thought I was fucked, and condemned to use win10 already (which I eventually want I guess, just not yet).

How I get around it:
If you open the same windows 10 updater pop-up, you can go through the same menu again, and set a new date. Just keep doing that every 4 days, and you can keep postponing it.

If you forget to postpone, and it starts installing, you can always revert back to win7. Win10 comes with an option to revert. NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO REVERT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER UPGRADING, or you will not be able to anymore, because the needed settings and backup will be cleared.

If you completely want to opt out, I believe that is possible, by uninstalling the windows updater, reinstalling it, then disbling the specific windows 10 upgrade update manually. You might need to use ccleaner or similar software after that as well. There's some better instructions that I can give if you google windows update a bit.

[BigD145]

Remove KB3035583

[Bohandas]

I thought you had to specifically opt-in in order for it to update to Windows 10

[ChairmanPoo]

No there isn't. You're one of us now.

[Bumber]

Remove KB3035583

I'd also stay away from KB2952664 to be on the safe side.

[Robot Parade Leader]

So wait a minute. There's actually no way to avoid getting forcibly upgraded to this new version?

Aren't there still people running XP (I know it isn't "supported" or whatever)? Is there actually no way to just stay with windows 7? I didn't buy and don't want windows 10 right now. Any ideas? How can they just force everyone to do this? People didn't automatically have to upgrade to vista or whatever, so why this?

[LordBucket]

Any ideas?

Try keeping insufficient space on your drive for it to download. It's working for me so far.

[i2amroy]

Remove KB3035583

This right here, then go into the windows update list, right click on it, and choose "hide update". (If you've gotten far enough along in the process you might need to do the same thing with the "Windows 10" update as well). It's worked great for me so far, no issues here.

[endlessblaze]

So wait a minute. There's actually no way to avoid getting forcibly upgraded to this new version?

Aren't there still people running XP (I know it isn't "supported" or whatever)? Is there actually no way to just stay with windows 7? I didn't buy and don't want windows 10 right now. Any ideas? How can they just force everyone to do this? People didn't automatically have to upgrade to vista or whatever, so why this?

it never forced me. it just asked me and I would say no.

[Flying Dice]

So wait a minute. There's actually no way to avoid getting forcibly upgraded to this new version?

Aren't there still people running XP (I know it isn't "supported" or whatever)? Is there actually no way to just stay with windows 7? I didn't buy and don't want windows 10 right now. Any ideas? How can they just force everyone to do this? People didn't automatically have to upgrade to vista or whatever, so why this?

XP doesn't get the free upgrade. IIRC Vista doesn't either.

But yeah, use any of the methods listed here to block the update.

[Bohandas]

So wait a minute. There's actually no way to avoid getting forcibly upgraded to this new version?

Aren't there still people running XP (I know it isn't "supported" or whatever)? Is there actually no way to just stay with windows 7? I didn't buy and don't want windows 10 right now. Any ideas? How can they just force everyone to do this? People didn't automatically have to upgrade to vista or whatever, so why this?

it never forced me. it just asked me and I would say no.

I don't know what the heck they're talking about either.

[Flying Dice]

I think it forces you if you say yes and then change your mind. 

[SirQuiamus]

Is there any way to opt out of Windows 10 as an upgrade?

No. —Microsoft.

[martinuzz]

I don't know what the heck they're talking about either.

There appears to be a bug in the windows 10 update pop-up that makes it think you clicked "go ahead with the update" while in reality you clicked "no, I don't want to update yet". Then, the windows updater proceeds to force you to plan a specific date within a 5 day timeframe. Which I have been able to manually postpone repeatedly every 4 days now. So yeah, it kinda forces the update on you when that happens to you too.