STOP WINDOWS 10 UPGRADE AND GWX

FINALLY…

You can add these two registry settings to your Windows 7/8 machines, to STOP the “Get Windows 10” (GWX) upgrade prompts.

1. Create an empty text file on your desktop, called “DisableWindowsUpgrade”
2. Open the empty file
3. Copy the text in the box below, to the empty file, and save it

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
   "DisableOSUpgrade"=dword:00000001
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx]
   "DisableGwx"=dword:00000001

4. Rename the file extension from “.txt” to “.reg”.  Usually, you can do this in file properties.
5. Double-click the file, and click “YES” when prompted to make changes.
6. Reboot.
7. Enjoy your Upgrade-Free existence!

I created a batch file that creates the reg file, then runs regedit, to import these keys in to the registry.

You can download it here.  Right-click the following link, and select “Save As”:  DisableWindowsUpgrade.cmd

1. Once you save the file, double-click to run it.
2. Click “Yes” when prompted to make changes
3. Reboot
4. Enjoy your Upgrade-Free existence!