This has only been tested by myself on a small, old 3DS on 8.1, 9.0 and 9.4, but it's reasonable for this to work on any console. Feedback is obviously appreciated!
[GUIDE] delete predownloaded update ("Spotpass nag")
- Completely power off your system.
- Boot in recovery mode (press L+R+A+↑+Power, hold the first four about 1 second, more won't hurt the system but only your fingers...
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) - It will ask you as usual to update. However, it will take a little longer for the screen to come up compared to the speed it would have had...
)[GUIDE] delete predownloaded update ("Spotpass nag")