works great
What is this, and will it help me to stop Microsoft from automatically installing Windows 10 on my computer?
If so, where does one get it?
Thanks in advance.
To do that, start an administrator command prompt (right click on Command prompt and choose Run as administrator), then copy and paste the entire line below into it. Verify that the entire line is present, then hit enter:
reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DisableOSUpgrade /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
To re-enable the Win 10 upgrade, run this:
reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /v DisableOSUpgrade /f
Editing the Windows registry is always somewhat risky, and I offer no guarantees of anything. It would be reasonable to create a restore point before running the command above.
More info from Microsoft about the upgrade is here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3080351
The commands provided above just create or delete registry modifications described on that Microsoft page.
Yes, it will stop the nagging upgrade to 10. It’s has been one of the most valuable tools I’ve used over the past few months. He has a blog that discusses the settings if you want to tweak things.
You can download the “standalone” version if you don’t want to actually install it.
http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/