After 1st June of 2015 and until 29th July 2016, Microsoft offers a free upgrade to Windows 10, to legitimate Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 computers. Many of you, you have seen that offer in a taskbar notification icon, that prompts you to reserve a free Windows 10 copy once available. The “Get Windows 10” update notification offer, comes on official Windows 7 or 8.1 PC’s, after the installation of Windows update KB3035583, that installed via Windows Update.
This guide contains detailed steps on how to remove the “Get Windows 10” update notification icon from the taskbar.
How to remove the “Get Windows 10 update” notification from the taskbar.
Option 1: Hide “Get Windows 10 update” icon notification for current user.
Option 2: Hide the “Get Windows 10 update” icon notification for all users.
Option 3: Uninstall the Windows update KB3035583.
Option 1: Hide the “Get Windows 10 update” icon notification for the current user only.
By using this option you can hide the “get Windows 10 fro free” icon notification from the taskbar from the current user account. This means that you have to repeat the below procedure for all users on the computer.
1. Right-click on an empty space on the taskbar and choose Properties.
2. Choose Customize under the Notification area section.
3. Then set the the GWX Get Windows 10 icon behavior, to Hide icon and notifications.
4. Make sure that the Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar checkbox is unchecked and then press OK to exit.
Option 2: Hide the “Get Windows 10 update” icon notification for all users.
By using this option you can hide the “get Windows 10 fro free” icon notification from the taskbar on all user accounts that working on the computer. To perform the actions below, make sure that you have logged in as Administrator.
1. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Task Scheduler.
2. At the left panel, navigate to (expand): Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows >Setup >gwx.
3a. At the right-pane right-click at launchtrayprocess task and choose Disable.
3b. Then right-click at refreshgwxconfig task and choose Disable.
Option 3: Uninstall the Windows update KB3035583.
By using this option you ‘ll uninstall the responsible update for the the “Get Windows 10” notification icon.
1. Press Windows + R keys to load the Run dialog box.
2. Type the following command to open Windows Update and press Enter.
- wuapp.exe
3. Click at Installed Updates link on the left pane.
4. Select the Update for Microsoft Windows (KB3035583) and click Uninstall.
5. Then go back and Check for Updates.
6. Choose the Optional Updates link.
7. Right-click at Update for Microsoft Windows (KB3035583) and select Hide update. Then press OK.
You ‘re done.
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