Win7/Win8.1 settings to prevent automatic download of Win10 installation package two methods introduced

In order to make Win7/Win8.1 users upgrade Win10 more convenient, Microsoft specifically pushed the Windows10 official version installation package to these users. However, this method also causes dissatisfaction of some users, because this may affect the user's normal online experience and consume user traffic. So how do you set it up? If you don't want to upgrade Win10 now, you don't have to endure the impact of automatically downloading the installation package. The following is a small series for you to introduce Win7/Win8.1 settings to prevent automatic download of Win10 installation package two ways, let's take a look.

Method 1: Uninstall "Get Windows10" KB3035583 update patch

This patch is automatically downloaded Win10 installation package "Culprit", you can in Windows7/Windows 8.1 Windows Update's "Installed Updates" found it. Since the update level is "Important", after uninstalling, the system may search for the update again and prompt for installation. At this point you should uncheck the installation and hide the update.

Method 2: Use the Microsoft KB3065987/KB3065988 update to block the Win10 installation package download

These two updates are for Win7 and Win8.1 systems respectively. You can download and install it through Windows Update, or you can download and install it directly from the end of the text (the official only provides 64-bit, 32-bit system users can install via Windows Update). Before that, you should go to the Windows Update & nbsp; Installed Updates check to see if the update is installed.

After confirming the above update, you can complete the subsequent operations by modifying the registry. But before the modification, it is best to use the cleanup master of the soft media cube (click to download) to back up the registry to prevent the problems caused by misoperations from being irreparable.

The specific operation is as follows:

1, press Win+R, enter regedit in the run and press Enter to open the registry editor, as shown below ——

2. Navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WindowsUpdate

Note: If there is no WindowsUpdate item, you can click on the Windows directory in the above image. Right click on the right side of the blank space to create a new one.

3. Click WindowsUpdate, right click on the right margin, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value, name it DisableOSUpgrade, as shown below ——

4, double-click to open DisableOSUpgrade Change the value data to 1, click “OK”, as shown below ——

At this point you can restart your computer to ensure that the changes take effect quickly. If you want to restore Win10 downloads, you can remove DisableOSUpgrade directly.

KB3065987/KB3065988 update official download (64-bit only):

Win7 version (3.2MB)