Aegis: Block all Windows 10 components on Windows 7 and 8
Aegis is a powerful script for Windows 7 and Windows 8 devices that takes care of all components related to Microsoft's news operating system Windows 10.
In addition to that, it is performing additional operations such as adding a number of Microsoft hosts to the blocklist, setting Windows Update to check/notify, and more.
Since it is script-based, it is easy enough to check out what it does in detail, and even to add or remove commands from the script to adjust it accordingly as its author allows code modifications or the sharing of the code or components.
Update: Aegis is no longer maintained. Check out Ancile, a fork that is in active development.
Aegis in detail
Aegis is updated regularly to reflect changes that Microsoft makes, for instance by taking into account new updates or modified updates.
The application is offered via a Mega download currently. The package is offered as a zip file that you need to download to your system. Once you have unpacked it, you find several command files listed in the directory that you can edit directly using any plain text editor.
The file setacl.exe, in case you are wondering supports the managing of Windows permissions from the command line.
How to use it
All you need to do is right-click on the file aegis.cmd and select "run as administrator" to get started. Follow the on-screen instructions from that moment on to complete the process.
Note: It is highly recommended to create a system backup before the program is run on a machine as you may not have any options to undo the changes should things go wrong.
So what does it do in detail?
- Disables or hides the Windows 10 download directory.
- Disables GWX (Get Windows 10), OneDrive, Telemetry, Wifisense.
- Uninstalls or hides 31 KB updates.
- Disables 31 schedules tasks.
- Uninstalls Diagtrack.
- Disables Remote Registry.
- Blocks 188 Microsoft Hosts on 221 IPs.
- Change Windows Update settings to check/notify instead of download/install.
The Windows Updates that the program uninstalls or hides
| kb update | description |
| kb971033 | update for windows activation technologies |
| kb2902907 | description not available, update was pulled by microsoft |
| kb2922324 | description not available, update was pulled by microsoft |
| kb2952664 | update for upgrading windows 7 |
| kb2976978 | update for windows 8.1 and windows 8 |
| kb2977759 | update for windows 7 rtm |
| kb2990214 | update that enables you to upgrade from windows 7 to a later version of windows |
| kb2999226 | update that enables you to run windows 10 applications on earlier versions of windows |
| kb3012973 | upgrade to windows 10 |
| kb3014460 | update for windows insider preview / upgrade to windows 10 |
| kb3015249 | update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 |
| kb3021917 | update for windows 7 sp1 for performance improvements |
| kb3022345 | update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry |
| kb3035583 | update installs get windows 10 app in windows 8.1 and windows 7 sp1 |
| kb3044374 | update that enables you to upgrade from windows 8.1 to windows 10 |
| kb3046480 | update for migrating .net when upgrading to later version of windows |
| kb3050265 | update for windows update client for windows 7 june 2015 |
| kb3050267 | update for windows update client for windows 8.1 june 2015 |
| kb3065987 | update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 july 2015 |
| kb3065988 | update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 july 2015 |
| kb3068708 | update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry |
| kb3075249 | update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in windows 8.1 and windows 7 |
| kb3075851 | update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 august 2015 |
| kb3075853 | update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 august 2015 |
| kb3080149 | update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry |
| kb3083324 | update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 september 2015 |
| kb3083325 | update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 september 2015 |
| kb3083710 | update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 october 2015 |
| kb3083711 | update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 october 2015 |
| kb3112343 | update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 december 2015 |
| kb3112336 | update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 december 2015 |
Closing Words
Aegis is a sophisticated program that is updated regularly to block Windows 10 components, updates designed solely for the promotion or installation of Windows 10, and other undesirable components on systems running Windows 7 or 8.
What mental age of reader are you targeting with the first sentence? 10?
Why not write an article on how to *avoid* upgrading from W10 to W11. Analogous to those like me who avoided upgrading from 7 to 10 for as long as possible.
If your paymaster Microsoft permits it, of course.
5. Rufus
6. Ventoy
PS. I hate reading these “SEO optimized” articles.
I used Rufus to create an installer for a 6th gen intel i5 that had MBR. It upgraded using Setup. No issues except for Win 11 always prompting me to replace my local account. Still using Win 10 Pro on all my other PCs to avoid the bullying.
bit pointless to upgrade for the sake of upgrading as you never know when you’ll get locked out because ms might suddenly not provide updates to unsupported systems.
ps…. time travelling?
written. Jan 15, 2023
Updated • Jan 13, 2023
This happens when you schedule a post in WordPress and update it before setting the publication date.
Anyone willing to downgrade to this awful OS must like inflicting themselves with harm.
I have become convinced now that anybody who has no qualms with using Windows 11/10 must fit into one of the following brackets:
1) Too young to remember a time before W10 and W11 (doesn’t know better)
2) Wants to play the latest games on their PC above anything else (or deeply needs some software which already dropped W7 support)
3) Doesn’t know too much about how computers work, worried that they’d be absolutely lost and in trouble without the “”latest security””
4) Microsoft apologist that tries to justify that the latest “features” and “changes” are actually a good thing, that improve Windows
5) Uses their computer to do a bare minimum of like 3 different things, browse web, check emails, etc, so really doesn’t fuss
Obviously that doesn’t cover everyone, there’s also the category that:
6) Actually liked W7 more than 10, and held out as long as possible before switching, begrudgingly uses 10 now
Have I missed any group off this list?
You have missed in this group just about any professional user that uses business software like CAD programs or ERP Programs which are 99% of all professional users from this list.
Linux doesn’t help anyone who is not a linux kid and apple is just a fancy facebook machine.
Microsoft has removed KB5029351 update
only from windows update though
KB5029351 is still available from the ms update catalog site
1. This update is labaled as PREVIEW if it causes issues to unintelligent people, then they shouldn’t have allowed Preview updates ot install.
2. I have installed it in a 11 years old computer, and no problems at all.
3. Making a big drama over a bluescreen for an updated labeled as preview is ridiculous.
This is probably another BS internet drama where people ran programs and scripts that modified the registry until they broke Windows, just for removing stuff that they weren’t even using just for the sake of it.
Maybe people should stop playing geeks and actually either use Windows 10 or Windows 11, but don’t try to modify things just for the sake of it.
Sometimes removing or stopping things (like defender is a perfect example) only need intelligence, not scripts or 3rd party programs that might mess with windows.
Windows 11 was a pointless release, it was just created because some of the Windows team wanted to boost sales with some sort of new and improved Windows 10. Instead, Microsoft cannot support one version well let alone two.
Windows 11 is the worst ugly shame by Microsoft ever. They should release with every new W11 version a complete free version of Starallback inside just to make this sh** OS functionally again.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released a statement regarding the “unsupported processor” blue screen error for their boards using Intel 600/700 series chipsets & to avoid the KB5029351 Win11 update:
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/MSI-On–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–Error-Message-of-Windows-11-Update-KB5029351-Preview-142215
check out the following recent articles:
Neowin – Microsoft puts little blame on its Windows update after UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR BSOD bug:
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-puts-little-blame-on-its-windows-update-after-unsupported-processor-bsod-bug/
BleepingComputer – Microsoft blames ‘unsupported processor’ blue screens on OEM vendors:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blames-unsupported-processor-blue-screens-on-oem-vendors/
While there may be changes or updates to the Windows 10 Store for Business and Education in the future, it is premature to conclude that it will be discontinued based solely on rumors.
My advice, I left win 15 years ago. Now I’m a happy linux user (linuxmint) but there is Centos, Fedora, Ubuntu depending on your needs.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released new BIOS/firmware updates for their Intel 600 & 700 series motherboards to fix the “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” problem (Sept. 6):
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/Updated-BIOS-fixes-Error-Message–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–caused-BSOD-on-MSI-s-Intel-700-and-600-Series-Motherboards-142277
I try to disable the Diagnostics Tracking Service (Connected Devices Platform User Services) but it wont let me disable it, any help will be greatly appreciated.
Tank you for your help