![]() Update: Several users have also written me to suggest Never10 by famed security researcher Steve Gibson as an easier to use GWX Control Panel alternative.Īgain: I personally use and love Windows 10. That certainly stops Microsoft’s nagging, deceptive pop-ups, but I’d recommend installing the free GWX Control Panel tool instead. It lets you remove and disable the upgrade prompts all together-though it’s a shame that you have to resort to third-party tools to keep your operating system from hijacking itself. On the surface, it’s an improvement the box clearly states when your PC will be upgraded, and even adds a (still small and easily skippable) line that allows you to reschedule or change the upgrade timing. Last week, Microsoft altered the GWX prompt, as ZDNet covered. That means anybody using the default Windows Update setting-as you should be!-automatically received the installation bits and a prompt to install the new OS, which again could only be refused by exiting via the X in the corner of the pop-up’s window. RRoaFMST9rĮarlier this year, however, Microsoft pushed the Windows 10 download out as a Recommended update. ![]() ![]() No clear “No thanks” button, just download Windows 10 now or later. In December, the Get Windows 10 (GWX) pop-up changed its verbiage in a way that mimicked malware: The only immediate options were to “Upgrade Now” or “Start download, upgrade later.” An offer you can’t refuse! The wording changed slightly since then, but the only way to decline the upgrade has been the same: By clicking the X button in the GWX pop-up’s right-hand corner and closing the window. UPDATE: Further reading: How to escape the Windows 10 update you mistakenly agreed to and How to go back to Windows 7 or 8 after an unwanted Windows 10 upgrade The change ![]()
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