konradh
Thanks, everyone.  I was able to roll back and I do have audio again.
 
Until I am positive I can get things working on Win 10, how do I block another forced upgrade?
 

You turn off Windows Update simple as that. It is in your control panel. I am on Win7 myself and it has never attempted to update. Also keep your audio machine off line. That is also smarter as well. But even when I do go on line it has never attempted to update either because I have told it not to.

Usually to avoid the problem is on W7 when updates are ready is to uncheck the upgrade to Windows 10. They try to slip it past you.

kitekrazy1
Usually to avoid the problem is on W7 when updates are ready is to uncheck the upgrade to Windows 10. They try to slip it past you.

But turning off Windows Update completely means that there wont ever be any updates ready either. It simply will never look for updates once it is off.

There are two registry keys to set to prevent the upgrade and GWX from running. Detailed in this Microsoft KB article that has been up for a while https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3080351
 
You can use a tool like Never 10 to do the job as well. Have yet to see a computer with those two registry keys set that has prompted for or upgraded to Windows 10.
 
Subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
DWORD value: DisableOSUpgrade = 1
 
Subkey: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx
DWORD value: DisableGwx = 1

This link describes how to remove KB3035583 (Windows 10 Update) and how to prevent it from reloading.  With this method you don't need to worry about turning off Windows Updates or accidentally re-installing the update via Windows Update.
 
Pretty simple.  1) Remove KB3035583, 2) Go to Windows Update and hide KB3035583 so it doesn't re-update.
 
http://www.howtogeek.com/218856/how-do-you-disable-the-get-windows-10-icon-shown-in-the-notification-tray/
 
Regards

Jeff Evans

kitekrazy1
Usually to avoid the problem is on W7 when updates are ready is to uncheck the upgrade to Windows 10. They try to slip it past you.

But turning off Windows Update completely means that there wont ever be any updates ready either. It simply will never look for updates once it is off.

The price you pay for control of your own destiny. Simply run the updater when you want to.

konradh
Thanks, everyone.  I was able to roll back and I do have audio again.
 
Until I am positive I can get things working on Win 10, how do I block another forced upgrade?
 

If you don't want Win10, you can use this utility that Steve Gibson wrote.
He's had many useful free utilities for years.  Also the guy that made the first light pen on the Mac years ago.
https://www.grc.com/never10.htm
 
Keith

hanks everyone for all the help.
Jesse and others who said "it's time to move on," note that my Vs-700 does not work in Win10 and I had no audio:  I could not even play a CD.
 
Sometime I will figure out how to make everything work n der Win10, but I don't have time right now.
 
For example, I have a brand new MOTU 896mk3 in the rack that I have never used.  I could get Win10 drivers for it, and then find a generic control surface solution for the VS console.  The issue is that I want to do this when I have time: not whenever Windows decides to take control of my studio.

You can get the v700 working pretty easily under Win 10. Full instructions in the first post of this thread. All credit to others who worked it out, I just posted the initial question.
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/How-to-use-V700-win-8-driver-in-win-10-also-applies-to-some-other-Roland-drivers-m3206046.aspx
 
 

WDI
 I think what I did was not agreeing to the terms and it rolled back whatever it had done in the background and said Windows 10 failed to install. I'm like thanks!

Yes, this is a guaranteed way to stop the install. Happened to my oldest son and he DID NOT agree to the terms and Win 10 backed itself out.