Do I Have To Update Windows 10 Build From 20H2?

So once a year the end of March or early April I have been manually updating my Windows 10 PC's to the build that was released the previous October / November.

I was doing this since sooner or later MS was going to force an update on me if I did not do it manually at a time when I wanted it done and by doing it manually I was able to only have to update once a year.

I seem to remember reading last year some where that MS was not going force update Windows 10 PC's to a new version anymore.

Is my memory correct?

I would rather not have to spend the time to update three PC's and spend all the time it takes to setup everything back up the way I want it since MS just has to setup stuff they way they think it should be every time the Windows 10 build is updated to a new one.

I am using 20H2 too and do not intend to upgrade it for the time being.

Matthew Wai said:

I am using 20H2 too and do not intend to upgrade it for the time being.

until MS forces the upgrade starting May 2022 as 20H2 home/pro goes EOL on May 10, 2022

I have disabled automatic updates.

Matthew Wai said:

I have disabled automatic updates.

that's good
but did you set the TargetReleaseVersionInfo registry key to 20H2 on your 20H2 machine?

disabling auto updates alone is not good enough, Matthew
unless you have the TargetReleaseVersionInfo & other related reg entries to keep your existing Win10 version

How to Specify Target Feature Update Version in Windows 10

Topic: 6000003 Registry keys and group policy settings to select specific feature @ AskWoody

erpster4 said:

disabling auto updates alone is not good enough, Matthew
unless you have the TargetReleaseVersionInfo & other related reg entries to keep your existing Win10 version

I have never made changes to the following keys. So far, so good.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

I will wait and see whether M$ can force an upgrade on my Windows 10.

Matthew Wai said:

I have never made changes to the following keys. So far, so good.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

I will wait and see whether M$ can force an upgrade on my Windows 10.

It will be epic when MS kept pushing newer windows version that's more bloated than before, to help OEM drop a new hardware to us to buy... hahahha... so sad...

One consequence may be related to security risk, something to be reckoned with.