Microsoft official version of the tool to shield Win10 upgrade notification icon

In order to enable Win7/Win8.1 users to successfully upgrade Win10 for free, Microsoft has deliberately launched the "Get Windows 10" update program. This program not only provides users with upgrade notifications, but also helps users automatically download Win10 installation packages. But in fact, not all users want to upgrade the new system, and users who want to upgrade Win10 do not want to do this way.

Software Name:

Software Rubik's Cube Computer V6.20 Green Free Edition

Software Size:

4.87MB

updated:

2016-07-31

because many users upgrade notification of this program and the endless boredom Win10. What is wrong with Win10 itself? It’s just that this “selling” approach may not be for everyone. And the key issue is that this upgrade notification program is installed by default via Windows Update. Most users will be turned on after a reboot in the absence of a little defense and no worries. Notification & rdquo; mode. Especially if you are not willing to upgrade the system, or because of the compatibility or various "difficulty" after the upgrade, users who roll back Windows7/Windows 8.1 see the upgrade recommendation is more heart-warming. (Win10 upgrade tips icon four ways to close)

So Microsoft also knows that this method is sometimes very irritating, so the official low-key in the US Microsoft community to give this notice “Dafa”. This method is suitable for Win7/Win8.1 users, using the registry operation, so before the modification, it is best to use the soft media Rubik's cleanup master to back up the registry, just in case.

The specific method is as follows:

1. After entering regedit in the running, press Enter to enter the registry editor

2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \\SOFTWARE\\Policies \\Microsoft\\Windows\\Gwx

3, create a new DWORD (32-bit) value, rename it to DisableGwx

4, double-click the newly created value, and the value data will be “ Change to “1”, click “OK> (as shown above)

The settings will take effect after restarting the computer, Win10 upgrade notification will not come again   annoying you”. To restore, just delete the above DisableGwx value.

In fact, you can also achieve similar results by uninstalling the Win10 upgrade patch, but Microsoft keeps updating the relevant upgrade patches, so there is no guarantee that after uninstalling the known patches, the system will be completely "clean". . It should be noted that after uninstalling, these patches should be "hidden" to avoid frequent notification installation.

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