Blocking Windows 11 update on Windows 10 Pro

Of course nothing will be certain until October 5, but is there any recent information about how to block the Windows 11 update?

There are numerous copy-pasted articles from around July 2021. They all refer to a registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate. That path does not exist on my machine. I have not tinkered with the registry before, and the absence of this path has not prevented Windows Update from running. This gives me doubts about whether creating it and following the instructions will have any effect.

Solution 1:

You may disable Windows 11 update with Group Policy Editor:

• Run gpedit.msc
• Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Windows Update for Business
• Double-click the policy "Select the target feature update version"
• Set the policy to "Enabled"
• Type 21H1 into the field
• Close the Group Policy Editor.

The same via the registry:

• Run regedit.exe
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
• Right-click "WindowsUpdate", and select "New > Dword (32-bit) Value"
• Name the item TargetReleaseVersionInfo and set its value to 21H1.