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Remove And Block GWX In Windows 7 UPDATED 2

December 12, 2019, 06:42(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

All versions of Windows 7 now have a new EOS nagware update.
I have updated my Remove And Block GWX In Windows 7 article and batch file accordingly.

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Remove And Block GWX In Windows 7 UPDATED

October 18, 2019, 10:55(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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All versions of Windows 7 now have a nagware update.
I have updated my Remove And Block GWX In Windows 7 article and batch file accordingly.
See Woody: Windows 7 Pro gets nag patch KB 4524752 with a couple of eerily familiar registry keys

Tagged With: Windows 7

GWX: The Saga Continues

January 14, 2016, 15:33(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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win7orbMicrosoft released “official” instructions on how to stop Windows 7 & 8 from upgrading to Win10:

To block the upgrade to Windows 10 through Windows Update, specify the following registry value:
Subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
DWORD value: DisableOSUpgrade = 1

For non-Enterprise versions of Windows, the (GWX) notification icon can be suppressed through the Windows registry. To do this, set the following registry value:
Subkey: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx
DWORD value: DisableGwx = 1

Tagged With: Windows 7, Windows 8

Warning, GWX KB3035583 Re-released, Again

December 15, 2015, 13:29(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

win10_logon_logoThe Microsoft update that provides GWX has been re-released and is back in the OPTIONAL updates.
KB3035583 – Update installs Get Windows 10 app in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1
By now you should have set Windows Update to NOT give recommended updates. Be sure to hide this again.

Tagged With: Windows 7, Windows 8

More GWX News

December 7, 2015, 15:49(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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win10_logoOh man, Couputerworld – Microsoft sets stage for massive Windows 10 upgrade strategy
I’ve covered the GWX issue a lot here at TweakHound. For the life of me I cannot understand why currently approx 20% of folks in the current poll here say they trust Microsoft. Microsoft’s behavior and stunning arrogance is baffling. Ditto the reaction of Microsoft defenders. Can you imagine the outcry by these same people if Apple pulled this crap?

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More GWX Related Updates

December 1, 2015, 15:59(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thMicrosoft has released OPTIONAL updates for Windows 7 & 8.1 that address upgrade issues to Win10.
Obviously, if you don’t want to upgrade to Win10 you don’t need them. Recommend you hide it too.
[Read more…] about More GWX Related Updates

Tagged With: Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

Remove And Block GWX In Windows 7

November 1, 2015, 13:17(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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Last updated 12DEC2019

This is version 8 of my scripts to remove and block Windows 10 updates and related telemetry.
I’ve seen multiple posts at websites and forums telling folks how to deal with GWX. Most of them either don’t go far enough, or usually, they go way too far and break stuff.
This applies to Windows 7 ONLY.

Comments are closed after a while for security reasons. You can comment here if you like:
Remove And Block GWX In Windows 7 UPDATED 2

Since it has become obvious that this will be a running battle with Microsoft I’ve decided to make this page the permanent place to these scripts rather than a new post every time I update it.

You’ll need to check back here monthly for updates as Microsoft keeps re-releasing updates that in effect unhides them.
You’ll also want to keep the script handy and rerun it monthly for the same reason.

Thanks to:
Though info on all this stuff has come from dozens of sources, much of this info has come from the MDL forums.
In particular this thread: Remove Telemetry and Windows 10 Related Updates from Windows 7

Download my batch file: https://www.tweakhound.com/downloads/block_GWX_V8.zip
YOU MUST read the README.txt file.
The second half of this calls HideGWXetcV8.vbs to hide updates.
This will take a while.
DO NOT CLOSE WINDOW UNTIL YOU SEE: ” – Finished … All operations complete. Reboot now. Press any key to continue . . .”

Inspiration for this came from a variety of sources but started HERE.
The level of support you will receive is equal to the amount you paid for this 😉
This folder contains:
BlockGWXetcV8.bat – Removes and Hides GWX related updates like in step 2 above.
HideGWXetcV8.vbs – Automatically run by the above .bat files. This hides the updates the batch file uninstalled.
README.txt – Instructions
th_add_CMDandTO.reg – Adds open command windows here (standard and admin) ,and Take Ownership to right-click.

The .bat file and the .vbs files MUST be in the same folder!

(code is listed below)

To do this:
Either right-click the folder and choose Open Command Window Here as Administrator.
In the resulting command window type BlockGWXetcFINAL.bat and hit enter.
OR
right-click the BlockGWXetcFINAL.bat file (see above) and choose Run as Administrator.
If you do not have these right-click options, double-click in included th_add_CMDandTO.reg file and logout/reboot.

Let it run, when the .bat file runs HideGWXetc.vbs it will take a while.
It may look like things have stopped, they haven’t.
DO NOT CLOSE WINDOW UNTIL YOU SEE: ” – Finished … All operations complete. Reboot now. Press any key to continue . . .”

block_gwx_1

 

-END-

Tagged With: Windows 7

GWX, It’s Baaaack!

October 6, 2015, 13:42(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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[Read more…] about GWX, It’s Baaaack!

Tagged With: Windows 10

Remove And Block GWX In Windows 7 v2.0

September 11, 2015, 14:13(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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Article moved here: https://www.tweakhound.com/2015/11/01/remove-and-block-gwx-in-windows-7-2/

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7

Remove And Block GWX In Windows 7

August 24, 2015, 14:03(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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Article moved here: https://www.tweakhound.com/2015/11/01/remove-and-block-gwx-in-windows-7-2/

Tagged With: This Site, Windows 7

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