A Preview update installed without my initiating it

Even though I changed Group Policy (see post #4) the same thing has happened again. This time it's KB5006365.

In this case it hasn't actually installed itself (yet). It is just sitting there with the grey 'Download' button displayed inviting me to download it but I find it annoying. I can't get rid of it and no doubt it would get installed along with any other 'Important' update should one appear.

Any other ideas on how to stop Microsoft pushing 'Preview' type updates on my PC? See: -

I have at least these configured:


Result:

@dalchina - Thank you.

I managed to work out how to make those same changes so I'll wait to see if it works.

Ignore the photo. I attached it and don't know how to remove it now.

Those were taken using Policy Plus (free) - has a find feature.

Try that, find preview

wiganken said:

...So there were two updates, both 'Preview' types, but one gets 'pushed' and the other doesn't. I thought all 'preview' updates were optional and should never get pushed...

It seems to only be Previews for cumulative updates that are optional and wait for you to ask for the download. I have always seen .NET Previews download in the same way as any normal update.

A CU modifies the OS itself, while .NET Framework is a library of APIs only called by applications that are written to use them (much like some apps require the C++ distributables). I guess that as .NET doesn't modify the OS itself MS don't think it needs to be made optional.