Officially at war with Microsoft

I can't get rid of Win 10 INSTALL at boot on one machine

[tangor]

How very odd. All the KBs have been eliminated, heck, even the $sign directories have been deleted and I STILL can't get the "Upgrade to Win 10" actual UPDATE INSTALL to go away on one machine.

I know I'm over-thinking this. Need to take deep breaths and all that happy krap... but it this is my MAIN MACHINE that is giving me heart burn.

Any thoughts?

This machine will remain Win 7, even if I have to move all content elsewhere and format the sucker. Don't want to do that. Of course.

I'd pull more hair out, but pretty bald already, so no satisfaction there.

Thanks!

[tangor]

Add....

This is not the icon advert which is the problem, this is an actual attempt by Win Update to INSTALL Win 10 at boot. I've been through all that KB33x system tray stuff too many times and this ain't that.

Went through one install of 10 on this machine and if failed to find my network settings or other machines (or arbitrarily overwrote passwords and security). Not having any of that again.

Have feeling that in about 8 months there will be a cottage industry of KILL WIN 10 apps out there. I'd sign on. :)

[IanCP]

Go to your C drive in file explorer and what is the first file listed? Something there like...

$WINDOWS.~BT

[tangor]

Noted in second sentence of OP... need something more. :)

[IanCP]

Officially at war with Microsoft

Sorry mate, but I really can't resist this golden opening opportunity...

Rots of Ruck with that one...

Try talking to Microsoft Ginger Beers if you really are a glutton for punishment.

OZ Translation: Ginger Beer [Root Beer] Rhymes with "Engineer".

[tangor]

Like a brother from my other mother you are family... and therefore I can safely say your humor attempt is as lame as my third youngest brother. Oddly, I have chatted with a few of my Asian friends and not luck at the moment. (Some are seeing the same thing... an insistent INSTALL at boot even though all updates are OFF, and HIDDEN, and all that happy krap).

The odd thing is that "Install Later" button only goes to INSTALL.

This is quite different than previous.

Clicking the X button upper right will stop it... but makes one wonder what the heck is going on.

[not2easy]

Have you looked at the settings in the Task Scheduler? One of the most aggravating experiences I ever had with Windows was a Scheduled Task implanted by the manufacturer of a new computer trying to push their Extended Care Service and it interrupted my work every 3 minutes beginning on the second day after purchase until I killed it.

[Hoople]

this is an actual attempt by Win Update to INSTALL Win 10 at boot.

Go to Windows Update and DESELECT the Windows 10 Update KB when offered.

Start MSInfo from a run box and choose the Startup tab. Deselect the run of the installer there.

Game over <G>

[Hoople]

Typo.....should be: "Start MSConfig from" - I overran the time to edit time.

[tangor]

Some updates

Task scheduler was corrupted. Finding the right things to delete took a little time. Still no joy.

All the known KB files for Win 10 offer and update have been removed. No joy ... but did not reinstall themselves.

Deleted the install folders made by Win 10. No joy, Started downloading again as soon as first reboot.

At present, the only way (on this machine) I can stop the incessant Win 10 NAG WARE is to completely disable all updates. That DOES work. But now puts this machine in jeopardy as I cannot download updates for Windows 7 or MS Office without having to AGAIN download Win 10. Note: That update is HIDDEN in Windows Update, but it still downloads itself.

Will keep after it. Just not tonight.

[not2easy]

I used to disable automatic updates, then manually ask to "check for updates" and it would let me choose which I wanted to install. Maybe they've done away with that kind of choices, but back then I had an ISP that limited my usage except from 2- 6 AM and I really couldn't let it just download at will.

[tangor]

What I have discovered is that anything related to Win 10 update on THIS Win 7 machine is getting more difficult to kill. I can see updates that I want, but can't get them until Win 10 has downloaded YET AGAIN. Somewhere, deep in the registry I suspect, there's a key that's keeping this monster NAG WARE alive.

Meanwhile, I'm moving (copying) everything off to a removable HD. If I can't figure this out in the next few days I'll be formatting and starting from scratch.

[RedBar]

I'll be formatting and starting from scratch.

I had to do that in the end and they're running perfectly now, even faster than before without all the bloatware.

I've also selected "Never check for updates (not recommended)" therefore once a month or so I'll see what is available and only choose the ones I want and definitely not KB3035583!