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I found a way to permanently block W10 updates

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    Marc Clifton
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    Simply don't have enough disk space on the C drive to download the updates! :laugh:

    Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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      Simply don't have enough disk space on the C drive to download the updates! :laugh:

      Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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      Dirk Bahle
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      ...or do not access the internet on a fast enough connection ...

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        Simply don't have enough disk space on the C drive to download the updates! :laugh:

        Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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        OriginalGriff
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        By a strange coincidence: Don't Hit Save - Metered[^] :laugh:

        Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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          Simply don't have enough disk space on the C drive to download the updates! :laugh:

          Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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          Sander Rossel
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          Install Linux? :D

          Best, Sander sanderrossel.com Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly

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            Simply don't have enough disk space on the C drive to download the updates! :laugh:

            Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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            CodeWraith
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            My old Win7 installation has been crying for years now. I never activated it. As far as I can tell, I'm being punished by being denied access to updates, not allowing a desktop background image and shaming me (yawn) by writing 'unregistered' into the corners of the desktop. This way I was spared from Win8, Win10 or any other junk. When Win7 finally outlives its usefulness one day, I will kiss Mickeysoft goodbye.

            I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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              Simply don't have enough disk space on the C drive to download the updates! :laugh:

              Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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              Mike Hankey
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              Run Linux? :)

              Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright

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              • M Marc Clifton

                Simply don't have enough disk space on the C drive to download the updates! :laugh:

                Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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                Clifford Nelson
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                Yes, faced the same problem. I think it was update 1803 that required 5 more GB of space on the C: drive which was on 28 GB. How can Microsoft Windows require so much space????? Of course they have crap on their like Mail, which takes a lot of space, that you cannot delete. The Microsoft Windows and Office teams are really bad.

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                  Yes, faced the same problem. I think it was update 1803 that required 5 more GB of space on the C: drive which was on 28 GB. How can Microsoft Windows require so much space????? Of course they have crap on their like Mail, which takes a lot of space, that you cannot delete. The Microsoft Windows and Office teams are really bad.

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                  Rick York
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                  and Cortana which can not be terminated or uninstalled.

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                    Simply don't have enough disk space on the C drive to download the updates! :laugh:

                    Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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                    Actually, if you just wash (and thoroughly rinse) you PC it will be fine about avoiding updates.

                    Ravings en masse^

                    "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                    "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                      Simply don't have enough disk space on the C drive to download the updates! :laugh:

                      Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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                      It certainly won't keep it from trying however. [Edit] If the purpose is to avoid installing updates all the time, those who recommend Linux have clearly not spent a lot of time with it. If I was to compare the total bandwidth used for updates in a month by a single Linux system with a single Windows system - Linux is the biggest hog, by far. This is one of my VM hosts I have here at home. This one has nothing but Linux guests:

                      Windows PowerShell
                      Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

                      PS C:\Users\administrator> (get-vm).count
                      77

                      I like to tinker with Linux. I have a number of versions of CentOS, Debian, Elementary, Fedora, Korora, Linux Lite, Mageia, Manjaro, Mint, OpenSUSE, Oracle Linux, RHEL, SLES, SolydXK, Ubuntu, ZorinOS and a few lesser-known distributions. I can say with confidence they're all bandwidth hogs when it comes to updates.

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                        By a strange coincidence: Don't Hit Save - Metered[^] :laugh:

                        Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                        Marc Clifton
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                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                        By a strange coincidence:

                        So true, so sad.

                        Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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                          Install Linux? :D

                          Best, Sander sanderrossel.com Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly

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                          Marc Clifton
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                          Sander Rossel wrote:

                          Install Linux?

                          I still need full .NET support. Core is getting close, and looking good. But then again, there's the whole UI thing too. :sigh:

                          Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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                            and Cortana which can not be terminated or uninstalled.

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                            Clifford Nelson
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                            Yes that is definitely a pretty bad bug. It really irritates me also.

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                              and Cortana which can not be terminated or uninstalled.

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                              Thought they would have learned with Widget so many years ago. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. :-(

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