Windows 10: Remove Windows 10 Upgrade Option via Windows Update

Hi,
I am using Windows 7 SP1 [ Genuine ]. My upgrade to windows 10 is ready via windows update but i don't want to install it. Any idea how to remove this option so that normal system updates can be install.
Thanks.




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Remove Windows 10 Upgrade Option via Windows Update

Hi,

Thanks for posting your query to Microsoft forum.

This notification is for free upgrade to Windows 10. However if you want to stop this notification, you can follow the methods below and check.

Method 1:Uninstall the Windows
Update as follow:

Remove the Windows update
KB 3035583

If the issue persists, follow method 2.

Method 2: Rename the GWXUXWorker.exe

Terminate the GWX.exe process using Task Manager. Moreover rename the
GWXUXWorker.exe and GWX.exe to .old as suffix from directory location:-

Windows\System32\GWX, if getting any issues while renaming then give the system permission's to respective files and then try to rename it again. OR you can delete the entire directory folder.



If the issue persists, follow method 3.

Method 3: Registry key to stop the notification
:-

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  Press Windows key + R on your keyboard to open the run dialog box.
  
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  In the Open field, type regedit.
  
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  Click OK.
  
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  Click Yes on the User Account Control (if prompted).
  
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  Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Gwx
  
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  Right click.
  
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  Click Modify.
  
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  In the Value data: field,
  dword:00000001.
  
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  Click OK.
  
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  Exit Registry Editor.
  

Important this method contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added
protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

Hope this information is helpful. If the issue still persists, please post back for further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

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Thanks & Regards,

 

Remove Windows 10 Upgrade Option via Windows Update

I have windows 8.1 and tried all 3 of those methods and it still won't stop sending me this



HOW CAN I MAKE IT STOP?

 

I removed the Windows 10 Upgrade option by removing Windows update KB3035583.

Here’s how:

To remove KB3035583, first open Windows Update and click “Installed Updates” in the bottom-left corner.

To quickly find KB3035583, you can sort by name. Once you’ve located it, right-click and choose “Uninstall”.

When you select to uninstall this update, you’ll be asked to confirm and then you will need to restart your computer.

Once your computer restarts, the “GWX.exe” and its associated “GWXUX.exe”applications will be removed and the system tray icon and resulting dialog will go away permanently.

If the Icon Returns

Some folks have noted that KB3035583 returns if you don’t hide it. If you have Windows updates set to download and install automatically, this means that if you uninstall this update, it will be reinstalled automatically a few days later.

To hide the KB3035583 update and prevent it from being reinstalled, right-click onit in the Windows Update application and select “Hide update”.

After, the update’s selection box will be grayed out and cannot be checked. From here on, the update will be hidden whenever you reopen Windows Update unless you decide to restore it.

Icon Still Won’t Go Away?

There’s also a registry hack that you can use to prevent the icon from showing up.

Open up regedit.exe using the Start search or by hitting WIN + R and pasting it into the field. Then browse down to the following key, creating it if it doesn’t exist:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx

Once you are there, create a new 32-bit DWORD value on the right-hand side named Disable Gwx,and give it a value of 1.

Hope this helps.

 

Sorry to revive an old thread but I don't think modifying the GWX Icon will do any good at this point. WU has control now.
With the re-issuance of KB3035583 this week I believe more people are going to be caught in this circumstance. Two months ago I installed KB3035583 & modified the registry to remove the icon from the taskbar.

However now the latest KB3035583 goes right WU, did for me anyway (since I install Recommended automatically). Now I have multiple Upgrade to Windows 10 updates in WU, three so far. One yesterday & two today - they are all hidden at this point.

I did uninstall & hide KB3035583, then ran the Microsoft 50202 Fix It Tool (aggressive) to reinstall WU. Thinking after WU was reinstalled & KB3035583 hidden that WU wouldn't pick up on the Upgrade to Windows 10 updates. Alas not the case, they are still there *Sad
May be installing WinX on this Desktop PC earlier than I thought.