Windows update won't let me update my drivers or anything else because it'll try to download and update to 25H2. Pausing prevents me from updating anything for only 5 weeks each, and even if I'm on a metered connection, 25H2 is trying to download itself anyways. I don't want it and I don't know how to stop it, there's no options to stop and put off an update. Someone told me to use a tool from Microsoft to hide the update, but it doesn't even fucking show up on the list, only my driver and security updates do and I need those. Supposedly you can do it with the registry, but I'm scared to fuck things up.Am I fucked forever, forced to pause updates on everything and never update anything else on my system to avoid 25H2? What can I do, if at all?
>>1559849install windows 10 iot
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>>1559849I tamper with the registry all the time so don't worry its safe when done this way.Open notepad and paste this:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]"TargetReleaseVersion"=dword:00000001"TargetReleaseVersionInfo"="24H2""ProductVersion"="Windows 11"then Name the file Block25H2.reg (make sure its has.reg extension), save itand Double-click the Block25H2.reg, click all YesAlso you might need to "flush" the update cache so it realizes the rules have changed:open cmd,and Run as Administrator, type:net stop wuauserv and hit Enter.net stop bits and hit Enter.Go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and delete everything inside that folder (don't worry, Windows recreates it automatically).Go back to the Command Prompt and type:net start bitsnet start wuauservThen Restart the PC.Now, when you go to Settings > Windows Update and click "Check for updates," 25H2 should be gone, leaving only your drivers and security patches.
>>1560123and to undo just create the same .reg file but change the version from 24H2 back to 25H2, and double click itWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]>"TargetReleaseVersion"=dword:00000001>"TargetReleaseVersionInfo"="25H2">"ProductVersion"="Windows 11"
