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Windows 10 is the most severe OS version from Microsoft in terms of . The reason for this is the principle of its long existence and improvement in the course of its mass use. Therefore, in Win10, we, users, cannot completely disable system updates in a simple way without problems, as provided in the Win8.1 and Win7 control panel. Using the Win10 settings, we can only postpone updates for a certain period of time - for 35 days those related to stability and security, and for a maximum of a year those that introduce new functions into the system. But these features are officially available only in editions, starting with Pro. To completely prohibit the “Ten” from updating, you need a whole series of operations in its deep settings. The free Wu10Man utility is designed to simplify all these actions, as well as implement them in principle. If you, friends, have not yet updated your “Ten” to the October one and do not want to do this, so as not to take unnecessary risks, you can disable updates in any edition of the system using Wu10Man. If you already have the updated Windows 10 1809 installed, you may want to stick with this version in the future.

How to disable Windows 10 1809 updates using Wu10Man utility

Many Tens users complain that even after disabling updates using the settings of the system itself or various third-party utilities, it is still updated. To prevent it from doing this, it is necessary, as mentioned, to perform a number of operations - make certain settings in local group policy or adjust the registry, turn off certain system services, block Microsoft servers. All these actions can lead to the fact that certain system functions will not work when they are needed. And then you will have to carry out the same series of operations, only in reverse direction. Using the Wu10Man utility, this can be done quickly and easily. In its window, all those deep system settings are collected in one place. We can disable updates in the Wu10Man interface, and enable them in the future when they are needed.

How to work with Wu10Man? We launch the utility and in its first column indicate “Disable Automatic Updates”. This is a complete disabling of updates, implemented through local group policy. Next, use the “Disable” buttons to disable system services - Windows Update (the service directly responsible for the functioning of updates) and Windows Modules Installer (provides installation of packages). In the column on the right, we block messages with individual Microsoft update servers using the “Block” button or with all of them using the “Block all Hosts” button.

For the opposite effect, select “Enable Automatic Updates”, enable services using the “Enabled” buttons and unlock the servers with the “Unblock all Hosts” button.

Plus, Wu10Man, as an alternative to completely abandoning system updates, implements for them the features that are available in Win8.1 and Win7 systems:

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The promotion to upgrade Windows 7 and 8.1 to Windows 10 for all users ended at the end of summer 2016. Despite the fact that the free transition promotion expired a long time ago, many other methods worked for a long time - from changing the time in the system, to activating Windows 10 with existing keys of previous versions of the seventh or eighth generations.

But due to the fact that in January 2018, Microsoft representatives announced the official closure of any update opportunities, it seems that it is no longer possible to get a free licensed Windows 10. But as practice shows, many options that worked previously are still active. Let's look at the most convenient and effective of them.

On this moment There are three working methods for free updating: using the Windows Upgrade Assistant utility, activating the system with a key from previous versions, and a clean installation of Windows 10 (relevant for users who have previously made the transition, but for some reason returned to previous versions).

Possible update options:

Before considering current upgrade options, you need to consider the following points:

  1. The process of upgrading to Windows 10 cannot be completed with Windows Vista or XP.
  2. The system from which the transition is made must have the latest updates installed.
  3. The current system must be activated or an official key purchased.
  4. The computer hardware must be supported by Windows 10.

Updating via Upgrade Assistant

For a long time after the termination of the free update promotion for all users, Microsoft provided the opportunity to freely upgrade to a new version of Windows 10 for people with disabilities. At first, the period of this promotion was extended until December 31, 2017, but after this period expired, the opportunity to upgrade was active until January 18, 2018.

The company even created a separate one to make the upgrade as comfortable as possible. One of the features of this promotion was that the user, to confirm his incapacity, did not need to undergo any special checks or confirmations. Anyone could update by going to the website and downloading the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant utility.

At the moment, on the main page of the Microsoft website for updates for people with disabilities, there is an announcement about the termination of this promotion. The company indicates that now the only option is to purchase the original version already pre-installed on the new device, or to purchase a separate full version software. No download links for this utility are provided.

BUT The downloader file (Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant) is still available on the Microsoft website, download while you have access.
If the file disappears from the downloads, write in the comments, we’ll try to simply put it on the site (if at that time this update option in general still works).

During the first installation, the program will check the current version of the update assistant.

After this, you will need to read and agree to the terms of the license agreement.

Setup Assistant will check if your computer can be upgraded to Windows 10.

And, if all the points have passed a positive check, after clicking the OK button, the update process to Windows 10 will begin. After the update is completed, the key of the previous version is picked up, and at the end the user can use the activated system.

If the utility gives an error when you first launch it, this may be due to what was said earlier - Microsoft has officially closed the possibility of this update. But to get around this limitation, it is enough to change the system time to any one that will be earlier than 12/31/2017.

To do this, click on the clock on the taskbar and go to change the date and time settings.

Then you need to go to the section to change the date and time.

And then choose any date that is earlier than the agreed date of 12/31/2017.

After this procedure, you can try to run the update assistant program again, it should start smoothly and update the system.

Updating using a key from previous versions

This method is the simplest and fastest. To get started, you already need to be the owner of a Windows seventh or eighth generation key. To switch to Windows 10 you need to:


The system must accept the key from the previous version and perform activation.

Clean installation of Windows 10.

It is necessary to make a reservation once again that this method is suitable for users who have previously upgraded to Windows 10. It consists of simply performing a clean installation of Windows 10, and the activation key should be automatically picked up by the system.

The activation key should be automatically accepted due to the fact that the user became a digital license holder when they first upgraded to Windows 10. This means that the activation key is tied to the hash of the equipment installed on the user's system. Then, after logging into your Microsoft account, activation data is stored on the company’s servers, and the digital license is automatically assigned to both the user account and the system hardware.

Here it is necessary to take into account the fact that if for some reason the computer configuration was previously changed, then restoring the license will be problematic and only through technical support from Microsoft.

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This article discusses the most relevant free ways upgrades to Windows 10 from previous versions. If you know about other effective methods, be sure to share them in the comments.

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How to upgrade to Windows 10 for free now updated: March 31, 2018 by: Denis

Everyone knows that the newer version of the OS is installed, the better it is often, because every Windows update contains new features, as well as corrections to old errors present in earlier builds. Therefore, it is quite important to always monitor the latest updates and install them on your PC on time.

Before you start updating the system, you need to find out its current version, since it is quite possible that you already have the latest OS installed (at the time of writing this is version 1607) and you do not need to perform any manipulations.

But if this is not the case, let's look at some simple ways you can refresh your OS.

Method 1: Media Creation Tool

Media Creation Tool is a utility from Microsoft that the main task which is the creation of bootable media. But with its help you can also update the system. Moreover, this is quite simple to do, because all you need to do is follow the instructions below.


Method 2: Windows 10 Upgrade

Windows 10 Upgrade is another tool from the Windows OS developers with which you can update your system.

This process looks like this:


Method 3: Update Center

You can also use the standard system tools. First of all, you can check for a new version of the system via "Update Center". It needs to be done like this.

 

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