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Download the GWX Control panel and disable the OS updates using that. It worked well for me.<br />
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REF: <a href="http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/" rel="ugc">http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/</a>
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You could fill your hard drive so there's no room to download it and otherwise perform the upgrade... but that's not really a good solution. &nbsp;Part of Windows 10 is that you WILL get all the updates and upgrades. &nbsp;You no longer have a choice.
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John, I have it loaded and it does stop updates from happening. I just checked it. Unless I am missing something. Please correct me if I am wrong. :)
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GWX does not have any granular ability (that I can see). It turns off all updates. In Windows 10, that would stop security updates (and there WERE security update just yesterday to the Anniversary Update). I do not recommend GWX on Windows 10 although I do use on Windows 7.
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@wball1217 - Thanks. I am not having any issues with the Anniversary update (Version 1607). In general, it is better and more reliable than Version 1511.
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Agree ... the v1607 update (Anniversary Update) works very nicely. &nbsp; At first I wasn't so sure about the minor GUI &quot;tweaks&quot; they made, but I've quickly grown accustomed to them and now prefer them over the original interface.<br />
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I'm not sure what the pace of the rollout is ... &nbsp;but I'd suggest doing it yourself by creating bootable media (USB flash drive or an ISO you burn to DVD) using the Media Creation Tool; &nbsp;then running Setup from that media. &nbsp; &nbsp;This works more reliably than the update done via Windows Update. &nbsp; &nbsp;I had two systems that did NOT work with the direct update; but both upgraded just fine using media I created.<br />
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I've now upgraded about 15 systems for myself and others ... and all have gone very smoothly =&gt; &nbsp;I've had NO issues on systems I've upgraded using the USB Flash drive I created to do the update.
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If you open &quot;Settings&quot;, &quot;Updates &amp;&nbsp;Security&quot;, and then select &quot;Windows Update&quot;, you should have an &quot;Advanced options&quot; link you can click on. In the next Window there is a &quot;Defer upgrades&quot; check box you can enable. This will prolong your upgrade to a new release for several months.<br />
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This option is at least available with Windows 10 Pro. I don't know about the home version though.
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&quot;Defer upgrades&quot; is not an option with Home.<br />
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Note also that this has been slightly changed in v1607 =&gt; it's no longer &quot;Defer upgrades&quot;, but now says &quot;Defer feature updates&quot;. &nbsp; I assume the result is the same, but the subtle difference in the language may mean they've made some changes in just what is/isn't deferred.
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It's the same thing, new features are only delivered with new releases, not with the normal updates. M$ has often changed names of things.
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How can I stop Win 10 Anniversary from installing? &nbsp;I need the other updates and drivers and firmware.
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How can I stop Win 10 Anniversary from installing?  I need the other updates and drivers and firmware.

Windows Updates for Windows 10

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