Solved Block Windows 10 Upgrade on Win8.x & Win7 PC's

BazzaG

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Hi,

For a variety of reasons, such as, no WMC in Win10, I want to block or prevent Windows Update from offering to upgrade all of my PC's; at least in the short term, to Win10.

I have 3 desktop PC's running Win8.1 Pro 64bit, 1 running Win7 Ultimate & a Surface Pro 3 running Win8.1 Pro 64bit.

Is there a registry option or whatever that I can apply to prevent Win10 from being installed?

I have searched here & elsewhere & I've found plenty about stopping the Win10 Notification. I've uninstalled the relevant KB's for this several weeks ago.

However, so far I haven't found a option to stop WU from offering Win10 itself.

TIA
BazzaG...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 PRO 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel BX80646I54670 Core i5-4670
    Motherboard
    ASUS H87M-PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LP CML16GX3M2A1600C9 16GB (2x8GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster PX2370
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD + about 12 Seagate HDD's of various sizes (used for video archiving)
    PSU
    Silverstone Strider 550W Gold ST55F-G
    Case
    Silverstone GD05B (HTPC Style Case)
    Cooling
    Stock Intel
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    Cable
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender 2014 AV
    Other Info
    Lite-on IHES312 Blu-Ray

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W10 x64 pro and W8.1 x86
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3750/Acer 9301
    CPU
    Intel i5/AMD Turion 64
    Memory
    4Gb/2Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel i5 internal/NVidia GEFORCE GO 6100
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Hard Drives
    250Gb SSD and 120Gb
    Mouse
    HP Z4000
    Internet Speed
    76 down, 20 up
    Browser
    MS Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
Thanks Brink & Mooly ... it seems that the GWX app is more than simply a "notification" pgm.

I had previously uninstalled KB3035583 & then MS re-released it so I have it hidden.

I have downloaded the Disable_Get_Windows_10.reg file & will apply it to all my PC's.

Thanks Muchly
BazzaG...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 PRO 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel BX80646I54670 Core i5-4670
    Motherboard
    ASUS H87M-PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance LP CML16GX3M2A1600C9 16GB (2x8GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster PX2370
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD + about 12 Seagate HDD's of various sizes (used for video archiving)
    PSU
    Silverstone Strider 550W Gold ST55F-G
    Case
    Silverstone GD05B (HTPC Style Case)
    Cooling
    Stock Intel
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    Cable
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender 2014 AV
    Other Info
    Lite-on IHES312 Blu-Ray
Glad we could help. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Hello Brink,

Do I have to worry about this auto upgrade on my Vista computer ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X551MA
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Hard Drives
    440 gigabyte Sata 2
    Keyboard
    built-in
    Mouse
    Acer USB
    Internet Speed
    5 megabits
    Browser
    Firefox
Hello Jim, :)

You have nothing to worry about on Vista.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Hello Jim, :)

You have nothing to worry about on Vista.

Yippeee ! Thanks, I've had quite enough of changes being made to my computers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X551MA
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Hard Drives
    440 gigabyte Sata 2
    Keyboard
    built-in
    Mouse
    Acer USB
    Internet Speed
    5 megabits
    Browser
    Firefox
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