Windows Update
Friday, August 12, 2016 by kona0197 | Discussion: Personal Computing
I tried the anniversary update. Tried it for a week straight after a clean install of Windows 10. My computer slows to a crawl with the update. So how do I AVOID having Windows update to the anniversary update? I would love to turn off automatic updates all together, but I haven't found out how without using a 3rd party solution. Thanks.
Reply #2 Friday, August 12, 2016 11:04 AM
Or......open the start menu, click on settings then update and security, then click on recovery. Where it says 'go back to an earlier build" click on get started.
EDIT: If you have the anniversary update already installed.
Reply #3 Friday, August 12, 2016 2:51 PM
in the long term... ... you can't. unless you stay offline permanently 
Reply #4 Friday, August 12, 2016 6:25 PM
Yes I can. There has to be a way to prevent that update from happening. My computer becomes unusable after that update, too slow.
Reply #5 Friday, August 12, 2016 7:45 PM
Do you still have it installed? If you do then do as I suggested. It won't come back.
Reply #6 Friday, August 12, 2016 10:19 PM
Or......open the start menu, click on settings then update and security, then click on recovery. Where it says 'go back to an earlier build" click on get started.
EDIT: If you have the anniversary update already installed.
I did that, first time windows update ran, it reinstalled it.
You can't stop updates in Windows 10. Pro and up, you can defer, but not permanently.
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Reply #1 Friday, August 12, 2016 4:44 AM
Found these under google not sure if they work though
http://www.windowscentral.com/how-delay-windows-10-anniversary-update
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/2ff2d500-845b-4b1a-afe7-aa52d6c5e57b/how-to-block-windows-10-anniversary-update-1607-via-gpo-or-defer?forum=win10itprosetup