Microsoft hè forcing Windows 11 on every Windows 10 user. The persistent notifications to aghjurnamentu à Windows 11 are distracting and annoying—especially if you don’t want Windows 11 yet.
We’ll show two ways to stop Windows 11 update notifications on your Windows 10 PC. In Windows 11, you can also use the methods below to stop notifications for feature or quality updates.
Disable Update Notifications via Group Policy Editor
lu Gruppu Infurmatique allows you to configure system, users, and administrative settings in Windows. Follow the steps below to stop Windows 11 update notifications through the Group Policy Editor.
nota: Group Policy Editor is available in the Professional and Enterprise editions of Windows. You can’t stop Windows update notifications using this method if you have Windows Home edition. Use the Registry Editor instead (see the next section for instructions).
- Apri a Windows Start menu, tipu gpedit in a barra di ricerca, è selezziunate Edite a pulitica di gruppu in i risultati.
In alternativa, premete Windows key + R, tipu gpedit.msc in the Run box, and select OK.
- Navigate à Configuration di computer > Template amministrativi > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage end user experience on the sidebar.
- Doppiu cliccà Opzioni di visualizazione per e notificazioni d'aghjurnamentu.
- Sceglite u cacciatu funziunalità.
- selezziunà Apply > OK and close the Local Group Policy Editor.
If you want to receive Window update notifications in the future, set the policy to “Not Configured” (see step #4).
Disable Windows Update Notifications via Windows Registry
lu Windows Registry is a database of settings for your computer’s operating system. Follow the steps below to create an entry in the Registry that prevents Windows from displaying update notifications.
nota: You can break your PC if you accidentally modify or delete a registry item. Hence, we recommend backing up the Windows Registry e creating a System Restore point before you proceed. If things go south, you can easily fix the problem by restoring your computer from the registry or System Restore backup.
- Aprite u menu Start, scrive regedit in a barra di ricerca, è selezziunate Executà cum'è amministratore below the “Registry” app.
- anchovy HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliticheMicrosoftWindows in the Registry Editor navigation bar and press Rinsignate.
- Right-click a blank space in the “Windows” folder and select New > Key.
- Nome a chjave Windows Update È stampa Rinsignate.
- Right-click the new Windows Update chjave, selezziunate New on the context menu, and select DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Nome u valore SetUpfateNotificationLevel È stampa Rinsignate.
- Cliccate dopu in a SetUpdateNotification valore.
- Verificate chì u Value data is 0 and select OK.
Close the Registry Editor and reboot your computer. Your computer should stop showing Windows update notifications after the reboot. Delete the “SetUpdateNotifiationLevel” value to re-enable Windows update notifications on your computer.
Open the Registry Editor and paste ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate in the navigation bar. Afterward, right-click SetUpdateNotificationLevel, è selezziunate cancillari.
Update Notifications Begone
Note that these methods only stop Windows from displaying update notifications. It doesn’t prevent Windows from automatically downloading or installing quality or feature updates in the background.
You cannot stop Windows updates forever, but you can delay them for a while. Refer to our tutorial on stopping Windows updates to learn how to pause updates on your PC temporarily.