How to block the upgrade to Windows 11 on Windows 10 – Guide

Windows 10 is a stable OS that many people are excited to continue using. However, there are some who are not as excited about Windows 11 and feel that it is not as stable. Every new OS has early stage issues, and we want to make sure that those issues are alleviated as soon as possible.

Windows Update is a security risk. Blocking it will stop security updates from being installed. ..

  1. Disable updates on your computer by going to the Control Panel and selecting “Update and security” under “System.”
  2. Disable automatic updates by going to the Windows Update website and clicking on the “Disable updates” link.
  3. Disable Microsoft’s security patches by going to the Microsoft Security website and clicking on the “Security updateDisable” link.

Blocking the update to Windows 11

Windows 10 users have no real way to lock the update. The only option now is to use a policy on professional versions of Windows 10 and the corresponding registry entry on Windows 10 Home devices. If set to the latest version of Windows 10, the Windows 11 update will not be offered through Windows Update.

To access Group Policy Editor in a Professional or Enterprise edition of Windows 10, you need to have the appropriate edition of Windows 10 installed. If you don’t have a Professional or Enterprise edition of Windows 10, you can still access Group Policy Editor by using the Local Group Policy Editor tool. To use the Local Group Policy Editor tool, you need to be logged in as an administrator on your computer. If you’re not logged in as an administrator, you can log in as an administrator by clicking Start, typing Administrator into the search box, and pressing Enter. Once you’re logged in as an administrator, click Start, type gpedit.msc into the search box, and press Enter. The Local Group Policy Editor window will open. In the Local Group Policy Editor window, under Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update\Configure Automatic Updates , double-click EnableGroupPolicyEditor . The EnableGroupPolicyEditor dialog box will open. In the EnableGroupPolicyEditor dialog box, under Allow local users to manage updates , select Enabled . Under Allow local users to manage settings , select Enabled . Under Require administrative authentication to manage updates , select Not required . Click OK . Now when someone tries to install a new update from Microsoft without having installed it first through Automatic Updates and they are not signed in with administrative privileges they will be prompted for credentials before proceeding with the update installation process ..

Configure Windows Update for Business to use Group Policy to manage updates. ..

Select the latest version of the feature you want to update.

Enable the policy to make sure that your computer is always on.

Windows 10 will be released on July 29th, 2021. ..

This sets the target version to the latest Windows 10 version 21H1.

registry lock

Windows 10 allows for the same target release version to be defined in the registry, regardless of edition. This works on all versions of Windows 10, including Windows 10 Home. ..

The Microsoft Windows Update policy is used to manage the installation and update of Microsoft Windows software. The policy can be found in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate folder. The policy can be edited by right-clicking on the previous key and selecting New > Key from the context menu.

Right-click on WindowsUpdate and select New > Dword Value (64-bit). Name it TargetReleaseVersion. Double click on the new Dword and set it to 1.

Right-click WindowsUpdate and select New > String Value. Name it TargetReleaseVersionInfo. Double-click on the new String and set it to 21H1.

Final note

Windows 10 is a great operating system, but it can be difficult to upgrade to the latest version. In this guide, we will show you how to block the upgrade to Windows 11 on Windows 10. We will also show you how to downgrade if you have upgraded to Windows 10 and are not happy with it.