This is the website I used to slay the Win10 demon.
How to remove Windows 10 upgrade updates in Windows 7 and 8 - gHacks Tech News
The only remaining issue (that I still have not solved) is that whenever Windows Update runs, it still says "Downloading Windows 10" rather than "Downloading Windows Updates". It doesn't actually download Windows 10, but it says it does. F'n MSFT....