As soon as the latest Windows 10 operating system was released, a small utility called GWX was automatically installed on all computers based on the Seven and above connected to the Internet, offering the user to update the existing system. But this was not all necessary. But in the system tray appeared constantly "hanging" icon "Get Windows 10". Removing the notification itself and the components that caused it to appear is quite simple. Consider the basic and simple methods.
A reminder to install the “tens” in the system tray: what is it and why does it appear?
Before you begin to solve the problem of how to remove the "Get Windows 10" icon, we will consider the root causes of its appearance.
In this case, there may be several. It is likely that the user initially after registering on the Microsoft website decided to try a new "OS" in work. After all, after creating an account or using an existing installation system, the new one is such that the user is first queued to receive the installation package.
On the other hand, with the automatic Windows update system turned on, starting from version 7, after installing all the required packages, the GWX service (Get Windows 10) is activated. In this case, a constantly hanging reminder “Get Windows 10” also appears. How to delete? Windows 7, for example, offers several basic solutions for this. Immediately, we note that this is done quite simply, and the user will not need to "climb" the system registry or edit the settings of group policies. As they say, everything is much more prosaic.
How to remove the "Get Windows 10" notification from the visible part of the system tray?
So, first, we will analyze the simplest way to get rid of the annoying icon. In this case, you need to click on the button with a triangle in the system tray to display hidden icons.
Now it's up to the small. You can remove the “Get Windows 10” icon by simply dragging it into the hidden notification area. That's all. However, it is worth considering that this method is suitable only so that the icon itself, as they say, does not callus. It will simply be hidden, but when the time comes to download the distribution kit and install the system, it will be activated again and will issue a warning.
Set notification area
The “Get Windows 10” icon can also be removed with another, no less simple method. To do this, you need to configure the display of elements in the notification area.
To do this, use the right click on the panel with the subsequent selection of properties, where then go to the parameter settings section. In the window that appears, all services that are allowed in the system to issue notifications of certain actions, as well as possible actions that accompany the display of messages on the screen, will be indicated.
In our case, we find the GWX service and just select the icon hiding. After that we save changes. But again, this method of removing the icon does not deactivate the service, but simply hides it, as in the first version. When the installation is due, the service will restart automatically.
How to remove the Get Windows 10 update: the easiest way
But what to do if the user of the same "seven" or "eight" for his own reasons does not want to upgrade the system? Maybe she initially doesn’t like it, judging by user reviews, maybe the user just got used to his “OS” and doesn’t want to change anything, but you never know what.
In such a situation, the “Get Windows 10” service must be removed using the system update function. The fact is that it is installed on a computer precisely as an update.
We go to the system update center through the standard "Control Panel" and look at the installed packages (item at the bottom left). It is advisable to sort them by name, and then find the update under the number KB3035583. This is our desired GWX service.
Now on the package itself, you need to right-click the manipulator (mouse), call the delete (uninstall) command and confirm the action. Here it is worth saying that if the automatic update of the system is disabled, then the icon will never appear. However, many users prefer to receive updates for their version in automatic mode, and it is not a fact that the KB3035583 package will not be downloaded again. Naturally, with this approach, the GWX service is activated again.
Disabling update reinstallation
Now let's see how you can avoid installing the package itself that installs this service. How to remove the “Get Windows 10” notification in this situation? Easy peasy.
The principle is to prevent the package from being installed on the system, or, more simply, to completely disable it. Here you will need to perform a manual search for available updates, and then find the same ill-fated GWX service package. Now, on the line with the name of the package, you should use the right click and then select the hide command.
After that, not only the icon will disappear, but it will also be possible to install the necessary updates for your system. And the service, offering to activate the installation of "tens", the user will never be bothered again.
Conclusion
As you can see, the “Get Windows 10” icon (service) is not so difficult to remove. As it has already become clear, initially the “top ten” is not installed on top of modifications like Vista and XP (this is simply not provided for). So the owners of such systems have nothing to worry about.
The question is different: how exactly can I disable the notification about the possibility of installing Windows 10? It is clear that if the installation of the “tens” is not supposed at all, you should use two methods with the installation of the service pack disabled. But if the user is still going to install the new system in the future, you should use the first two methods to simply hide the constant reminder.
Well, and which of the above options to choose and use as the main action, this is a personal matter for each specific user. And as you can see, nothing is difficult in any of the methods, and any user can cope with such a task even with a minimum level of knowledge and skills, moreover, he doesn’t have to change the system configuration or edit keys and parameters of the system registry or additional administration services in This case does not have to.