There's no indication that the patch has been modified in any other way.
It's a mammoth patch, first issued for both Win 7 and Win 8.1 on Sept. The new Universal C Runtime is needed when programmers use the new Windows 10 Software Development Kit to build Universal/Metro apps and you try to run them on Windows 8.1. KB2999226 is a nonsecurity patch for Windows 8.1 that, according to the KB article, sticks a new Universal C Runtime on Windows 8.1 machines. Now sitting in my MS update pending list (set not to download, nor install automatically), with some added notes from my searches: MS must think the entire world has access to decent connections.Īnd still. Maybe google's loon balloons will actually work here, but I wouldn't rely on any proper cloud services to run reliably through it. It might be an option if you live and work in a nicely connected first-world country, but not when you live and work in a developing country, as I do now, where having no proper internet connection is kind of expected, and having one is a commodity. How to Enable "Group Policy Editor" (gpedit.msc) in Windows 7 Home Premium, Home Basic, and Starter EditionsĪgreed. Note - The Group Policy Editor normally isn't available in Windows 7 Home editions, but there's a way around that, too: Microsoft is unlikely to remove this option, and this setting will probably remain the most effective way to block uninvited upgrades. This setting was originally meant for use by administrators in business environments, where random upgrades to Windows 10 could wreak havoc. Double-click this one and set it to "Enabled".
In the list of settings, find "Turn off the upgrade to the latest version of Windows through Windows Update".Ĥ. Go to "Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update".ģ. There appears to be a way to block a Windows 10 forced upgrade:Ģ.
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