It might be best to hold off, but here’s what you need to do to block Windows 11: Block Windows 11 with Group Policy Editor
Windows 10 version 21H2 is also in the works, and you will block it as well if you disable feature updates. You can do so with the Group Policy Editor and Windows Registry, but you might not want to take action yet. If you Windows 10 Pro, Education, or Enterprise, it is possible to delay feature update installations. Simply avoid that menu once Windows 11 launches and you should not have to worry about the update trying to install itself any time soon.Īs Ghacks notes in an extensive guide, you can go even further to block Windows 11. If you want to upgrade, you will have to do so manually by heading to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Microsoft already made it clear that the Windows 11 update won’t be forced upon Windows 10 users at launch. But what if you’d prefer to stay on Windows 10 for the time being? Thankfully, if you want to block Windows 11, you can do so with relative ease. As long as you’ve got a compatible device, you’ll be able to upgrade and take advantage of all the new features. Windows 11 will roll out to the general public later this year. The company once said that Windows 10 would be the last ever version of the desktop operating system, but plans changed. Microsoft finally pulled back the curtain on Windows 11 last month.