As I've been able to reconstruct it from the emails I received from Microsoft, I had somehow "reserved" my copy of W10, and was told that, "After July 29, when Windows 10 is ready for your device, it will download in the background. You’ll then get a notification to schedule your upgrade right away or at another time that’s convenient for you."
That would have been fine with me. But I've never actually gotten that download. That might be due to my having installed a utility called "GWX control panel" as a means of (as I recall) preventing being nagged to upgrade, and to insure that nothing was updated without my knowledge. (And because the bright white MS icon was distracting.)
It's also possible that I deleted, uninstalled, or hid the Windows Updates related to W10, notably KB3035583 and KB2952664.
I'm still not interested in upgrading to W10, but (as I understand it) the window for the "free" upgrade closing as the 1-year mark for W10 approaches, I would like to at least take possession of the upgrade so that I have it when I finally capitulate to the inevitable.
(If you've read this far, thanks! If you're shaking your head at my paranoia, I understand.
) Can anyone tell me how I can go about downloading -- but not actually installing -- the W10 upgrade? I seem to have thoroughly prevented it from happening.
Thank you!
