Windows 10 installing without permission

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I found many references to this issue, reported by folks who are fighting the same upgrade demon.  The screen shot here shows the history of failed upgrades on one of the Windows 7 office computers that I support. This behavior has sometimes bogged down the computer's performance, hampering the user's productivity.






Below are a few of the links with answers that seem to have the following elements in common:

• Uninstall updates KB3035583, KB2990214, and KB2952664
• If KB3035583 comes back, uninstall it again, then in the updates available for download and install, right-click on it and select Hide update.If that does not work, see the 3rd link below.
• Turn off automatic updates to prevent these from installing again. There is an "Optional" update 'Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro' which IS automatically selected. You'll need to manually select future critical / important updates for installation.

Stop Windows 10 upgrade


Windows 10 upgrading without permission


Removing the get Windows 10 icon


Uninstalling a Windows update


Windows 10 may already be on your PC even if you don’t want it