Microsoft will no longer require you to upgrade your PC to Windows 11.

If you’re using Windows 10, we have good news. After endless complaints Microsoft has decided to no longer force you to upgrade your computer to Windows 11. At least for a while. According to Windows CenterRedmond has suspended an aggressive advertising campaign that appeared on users’ computers urging them to update their operating system to the latest version.

The decision was made months ago, but was never officially announced, except for a brief mention on the Microsoft 365 support page. The company promised to stop showing “invites” to upgrade to Windows 11, which were nothing more. full screen advertising that they practically forced the public to install it.

It’s true that you could opt out of them to continue using Windows 10, but opting out of upgrading to Windows 11 wasn’t always easy. Not only that, but it was impossible to prevent these symptoms from reappearing and causing your PC to malfunction.

“In honor of feedback from our users, these prompts will no longer appear starting with the April 2024 monthly security update. We will share a new schedule in the coming months,” Microsoft said. So, if your Windows 10 PC has any security patches installed that were released in the last four months, you should no longer see annoying ads who tried to convince you to give Windows 11 a chance.

Microsoft is Stopping Chasing You to Upgrade to Windows 11… for Now

The first reports of Microsoft’s aggressive campaign to get you to upgrade your computer to Windows 11 appeared in February of last year. Meanwhile, the harassment escalated until at least April. Fortunately, the people of Redmond have changed their minds and decided to put the brakes on the initiative, at least for now.

Criticism from Windows 10 users is directed against how aggressive was this strategy. The thing is that messages inviting you to upgrade to Windows 11 can appear at any time of the day, even when you start your computer. This stops the operating system from loading and prevents you from using it until updateIf allowed, the software download was performed in the background.

Likewise, many people have complained on social media about the frequency of the messages. In some cases, they reported that full-screen ads appeared multiple times a day or a week. The campaign essentially encouraged people to insist ad nauseam on getting more Windows 11 updates.

Microsoft may have argued that its goal was not to annoy, but to give users of compatible PCs a chance to upgrade to Windows 11 before official support for Windows 10 ended. However, the method the company used was not approved. .

Yes, indeed, The pause in offers to upgrade to Windows 11 may not last longWith Windows 10 support ending in October 2025, Redmond has just over a year to convince you to switch OSes. Let’s see if they try to do it more subtly next time.