how to stop my pc upgrading itself to windows 11 on its own

doruk bulun 20 Reputation points
2026-10-24T05:30:38.99+00:00

my pc just upgrades to windows 11 on its own without asking to me. it supports windows 11 but i dont wanna use it. microsoft should not force me like this

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
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Ramesh 183.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-10-24T09:30:27.89+00:00

You can block Windows 11 using the registry or a portable freeware like InControl from GRC.

Download InControl from https://www.grc.com/incontrol.htm and run it.

Ensure that the version displayed is 10 and Release is 22H2

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Click Take Control.

This blocks Feature Upgrades on this PC.

(InControl.exe can be deleted. It only creates the update policy registry values; it doesn't need to be running all the time.)

Important

However, you need to enroll in the Windows 10 Consumer ESU program to get security updates and keep using Windows 10 until October 2027.

See Windows 10 Extended Security Updates | Microsoft Windows

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  1. Ramesh 183.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-10-24T05:33:40.75+00:00

    Hi @doruk bulun

    You can block the Windows 11 upgrade using a policy setting. Before doing so, please run winver.exe and post a screenshot of that dialog.

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