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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sat Jan 2, 2016, 03:41 PM Jan 2016

How to prevent your PC from upgrading to Windows 10

http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-prevent-your-pc-from-upgrading-to-windows-10/

He uses GWX Control Panel . If you click my link, the program will automatically download to your hard drive, so be aware of that. The name of the program is GwxControlPanelSetup.exe, in case you need to find it.

Hope this helps a few.

ETA: After a week or so, I'm going to pin this at the top of the forum.

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How to prevent your PC from upgrading to Windows 10 (Original Post) steve2470 Jan 2016 OP

K&R - thanks for this post. nt. jonno99 Jan 2016 #1

Thanks! drm604 Jan 2016 #2

first thing to do is set Updates to "Notify but do not download." hobbit709 Jan 2016 #3

+1 nt steve2470 Jan 2016 #4

It worked on my 8.1 system... uriel1972 Jan 2016 #5

jonno99

(2,620 posts)

1. K&R - thanks for this post. nt.

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Sat Jan 2, 2016, 03:50 PM

Jan 2016

drm604

(16,230 posts)

2. Thanks!

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Sat Jan 2, 2016, 04:05 PM

Jan 2016

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. first thing to do is set Updates to "Notify but do not download."

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jan 2, 2016, 08:54 PM

Jan 2016

either hide KB3035583 or uninstall it if already installed, then hide it if it pops back up.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

4. +1 nt

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Sat Jan 2, 2016, 08:55 PM

Jan 2016

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

5. It worked on my 8.1 system...

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 3, 2016, 07:47 PM

Jan 2016

but not on my dual user (my Dad is a guest, I'm admin) win7 laptop.
I suspect I have to remove it on admin and guest before restarting? Or is there something else I need to know?

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