Ok just finished setting the laptop back to 1709 (actually used the USB recovery stick I made after unboxing it - thank god I did that - to set it back to factory - said roll back above which isn't what I meant I was doing). Not 2 minutes after it was back up and running Windows Update started downloading that $#@%^* 1803 update again.
There is NO WAY to stop it in Windows 10 so I had to yank the Ethernet cable to stop the download process.
After I stopped swearing I went online on my PC and started looking for solutions to shut Update OFF! Don't want to do that but Microsoft is giving me no choice with the way they force updates on you with no ability to choose which if any to receive. Can't even delay/defer the update for a while as this laptop has Windows 10 Home and you get NO options in it. If it was Pro or some other version I could delay/defer at least. It is asinine how they have set this so home users have NO control over updates at all! Just puts me in an endless loop of updating, system crash, roll back, update, crash, rinse and repeat. WTH!!!!
Found a link for a Microsoft tool that let's you hide updates in Windows 10. Hidden updates won't install in Windows 10 just as in earlier versions. It's an older article but the tool still seems to work. The catch is it ONLY works for updates you have already downloaded, installed, and removed (stupid I know). Once you have already downloaded it and reverted back to an earlier version the tool can find that and it will allow you to hide it so it won't download again.
I will give a direct download link and then a link to the article with the link (scroll down near bottom). Microsoft calls it a "temporary" means to prevent a "driver update" but as long as the 1803 update stays hidden it won't download as long as they don't change something with update.
Open the tool. It will give hide or show updates options. Select Hide. Let the tool run until it creates the list of updates it can hide (be prepared for this to possibly take a LONG time - just let it run!!!). Once the list appears check 1803 and then ok/save (forget what it is). That is all there is too it. 1803 is now hidden and will not download.
After I ran the tool I restarted the computer and hooked the Ethernet cable back up. Opened update and hit check for updates and NO 1803!!!!! So it seems to work.
Hope this helps...
Direct Download Link: http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/2/2/f22d5fdb-59cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagcab
Article Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help...lling-in-window
After I stopped swearing I went online on my PC and started looking for solutions to shut Update OFF! Don't want to do that but Microsoft is giving me no choice with the way they force updates on you with no ability to choose which if any to receive. Can't even delay/defer the update for a while as this laptop has Windows 10 Home and you get NO options in it. If it was Pro or some other version I could delay/defer at least. It is asinine how they have set this so home users have NO control over updates at all! Just puts me in an endless loop of updating, system crash, roll back, update, crash, rinse and repeat. WTH!!!!
Found a link for a Microsoft tool that let's you hide updates in Windows 10. Hidden updates won't install in Windows 10 just as in earlier versions. It's an older article but the tool still seems to work. The catch is it ONLY works for updates you have already downloaded, installed, and removed (stupid I know). Once you have already downloaded it and reverted back to an earlier version the tool can find that and it will allow you to hide it so it won't download again.
I will give a direct download link and then a link to the article with the link (scroll down near bottom). Microsoft calls it a "temporary" means to prevent a "driver update" but as long as the 1803 update stays hidden it won't download as long as they don't change something with update.
Open the tool. It will give hide or show updates options. Select Hide. Let the tool run until it creates the list of updates it can hide (be prepared for this to possibly take a LONG time - just let it run!!!). Once the list appears check 1803 and then ok/save (forget what it is). That is all there is too it. 1803 is now hidden and will not download.
After I ran the tool I restarted the computer and hooked the Ethernet cable back up. Opened update and hit check for updates and NO 1803!!!!! So it seems to work.
Hope this helps...
Direct Download Link: http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/2/2/f22d5fdb-59cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagcab
Article Link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help...lling-in-window
