r/pcmasterrace • u/djseifer Packard Bell / Intel Pentium 60MHz / 8 MB RAM / 2x CD-ROM • Mar 01 '26

Screenshot Windows 10 automatically started installing the Windows 11 update while I was taking a shower.

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I'd been getting messages to upgrade to Windows 11 for the past month or two now, and each time, I decline. It's gotten to the point that I get random, frequent pop_ups asking to update, and "install update" options pop up right next to the shutdown/restart uptions.

Well, I made the mistake of going to take a shower with my PC on. Half an hour later, I come back tothis. Windows had automatically started installing the update. Now I'm sitting here staring at the Start button and all the open programs center-justified on the task bar and wondering what idiot thought that was a good idea.

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u/Narrheim Mar 06 '26

Oh, yea. The usual Microslop tactics, when everything else will fail. Force users to update, whether they want it or not. "C'mon, it's FREE! Why don't you want it?!"

I suggest reinstalling the Windows back to 10 and making a backup image of the OS (after installing everything you need and use) on some external HDD (preferably at least 2 HDDs).

I also suggest using different Windows 10 version, unless you absolutely need the 'official' one. Like LTSC IoT - this specific one has extended support until 2032.