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BhevesY
Iron Contributor
Jun 04, 2025

Are these the only registry settings needed to block the annoying windows 11 nagging?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
TargetReleaseVersionInfo = {Feature release such as “21H1”, “21H2”, etc.}
TargetReleaseVersion = 1
ProductVersion = {Windows major version, “10”, “11”, “12”, etc.}
DisableOSUpgrade = 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore
DisableOSUpgrade = 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\UpgradeNotification
UpgradeAvailable = 0

I have 1 windows box and I'm too lazy to upgrade it to Arch for now.
Every month or so it threatens to install some garbagecrap called "windows 11."

I've already been subjected to the horrors of windows 11 at work. No way im going to put that on my own hardware.

Am I missing any registry keys to prevent that, or are these the correct ones?

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  • Rsesdun's avatar
    Rsesdun
    Copper Contributor

    You might need to disable the Windows Update Medic Service (WaaSMedicSVC) via services or registry to prevent it from triggering updates or upgrade notifications.

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