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✅ 【Stop Windows 11 Update Pending Restart】
⏰ 0:00 Start
⏰ 2:06 Method 1. Clear the SoftwareDistribution Folder
⏰ 3:14 Method 2. Pause Updates
⏰ 3:43 Method 3. Modify the Registry Editor
⏰ 4:36 Method 4. Modify the Group Policy
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✅ 【Detail】
⏰ 2:06 Method 1. Clear the SoftwareDistribution Folder
Windows 10 will store the download updates in the SoftwareDistribution folder, so you can delete files to stop upgrading to Windows 11 pending restart.
1. Type cmd in the search box and click Run as administrator.
2. Type net stop wuauserv to stop the Windows Update Service. And press Enter.
3. Type net stop bits and press Enter.
4. Open This PC on your desktop and navigate to C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution.
5. Select all the files and delete them. Tick “Do this for all current items” checkbox and click Continue.
⏰ 3:14 Method 2. Pause Updates
You can pause Windows Updates for several days to stop Windows 11 update pending restart.
1. Click Start – Settings – Update and Security. Click Pause updates for 7 days.
2. If you want to pause them for more than a week, you can click Advanced options to expand it for up to 35 days.
⏰ 3:43 Method 3. Modify the Registry Editor
To open Registry Editor, you can
1. Press Win + R and type regedit to open Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to the following path, if you cannot find the WindowsUpdate, you can create a new key named Windows Update.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate
3. Now click WindowsUpdate then right-click the right panel and select New – DWORD (32-bit) Value.
4. Change the value name to TargetReleaseVersion, and change the value data from 0 to 1.
5. Then right-click the right panel again and select New – String Value.
6. Name this value as TargetReleaseVersionInfo and double-click on it.
7. Type 21H2 under Value data and hit Enter, if you are on Windows 10 version 21H2. Then click
Restart your computer to cancel Windows 11 update.
⏰ 4:36 Method 4. Modify the Group Policy
Enable some options to disable update on restart option using Group Policy Editor can also block Windows 11 update.
1. Press Win+R, type gpedit.msc to open the Group Policy Editor.
2. Navigate to the following path and select Turn off auto-restart for updates during active hours.
Computer Configuration – Administrative Templates – Windows Components – Windows Update
3. When the policy is enabled, you can set the start and end times for active hours.
4. Navigate to the following path and double-click Select the target feature update version. Computer Configuration – Administrative Templates – Windows Components – Windows Update – Windows Update for Business
5. Click Disable and then click OK. Then you can stop updating to Windows 11.
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