{"id":39807,"date":"2022-11-17T17:36:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/?p=39807"},"modified":"2024-03-04T14:44:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:44:54","slug":"how-to-stop-windows-11-update-in-the-registry-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/it\/blog\/how-to-stop-windows-11-update-in-the-registry-and-more","title":{"rendered":"How to stop Windows 11 update in the Registry and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I initially wrote my guide to blocking Microsoft\u2019s auto-update to Windows 11\u2014Windows 11: how to configure an auto-patch decline in N‑central<\/span><\/a>\u2014I only had N‑central partners and our N‑central Patch Management<\/span><\/a> in mind. However, after reading various other forums and discussions, I thought I\u2019d take a more regimented approach to stopping or blocking Windows 11 from your machine.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this new post I\u2019ll show you the N‑able N‑central<\/span><\/a> method and how to do it in the Registry using Powershell. So, whether you\u2019re or not you\u2019re using N‑central RMM patching capabilites<\/span><\/a> you\u2019ll still be able to block Windows 11 until you\u2019re good and ready for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prevent Windows 11 update<\/span><\/h2>\n

First, let me address one of the screenshots in my previous blog because I have had many questions on it over the past year. In this screenshot, I am asking you to select all Microsoft Windows Operating systems and not just Windows 10. But why? That has to be a mistake, right?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, no. It\u2019s quite intentional.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re wondering why I recommend selecting ALL <\/b>Microsoft Operating systems, even those that have zero chance of ever upgrading to Windows 11, and not just the below listed versions, the answer is quite simple.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oftentimes we have to break out another variant of Windows 10 into our patch management system (there are some technical reasons for this), and if we just selected the Windows 10 variants, it would not propagate to the additional entries and the Windows 11 update might still sneak through. So, an easy (and harmless) way to avoid this is to decline this patch across all Microsoft operating systems!<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is what I recommend doing:<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to block Windows 11 update in the Registry<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t have N‑central Patch Management you can follow these instructions to block Windows 11 Update using the Registry:
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