Windows 10 Update: Turn off and disable message

The Windows 10 Update – or the message – can be switched off in some ways and can usually be deactivated completely. In addition to the GWX stopper (now restricted), the disabling of the Windows Update KB3035583 and a registry change, users can now also make appropriate settings in the group policies


Windows 10: disable update


The note comes just like the mentioned registry change directly from Microsoft. In the past few days, the Redmonders have presented new opportunities for companies to switch to Windows 10 faster - or to abandon it entirely.


Lesetipp: Windows 10 Update disable - 3 tips


Especially the last point should be exciting for users of Windows 7 and 8.1 because many users feel disturbed by the hints on the Windows 10 update and would like to switch off the message. The GWX stopper is by now bypassed by Microsoft, the Windows update patch KB3035583 returns constantly when looking for new updates.


And for some users, the above-mentioned registry change can not bring the desired success. Users, with each of the three just mentioned cases, can now try the following. The tip comes indirectly from Microsoft.


As a pre-warning: The following procedure makes similar registry changes as in the third case. So make sure you have a Windows backup including your registry data. Then call the "Local Group Policy Editor". Tap "Start", "Run" and enter "gpedit.msc"


On the left, navigate to the Windows Update entry by clicking Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Windows Components. On the right, double-click the English-language entry "Turn off the upgrade to the latest version of Windows through Windows Update". Activate this function in the new window and accept the changes. If necessary, you must restart the system. Then the Windows 10 update should stop reporting.


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You may not have access to the editor depending on the version of Windows. However, you can make the changes anyway, almost "walking" over the registry. The above steps create a new registry key. Open the registry using "Start", "Run" and the "regedit" entry. From there, navigate to the path to the path "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows."


If not, create the "Gwx" key. To do this, right-click the "Windows" key - the icon that looks like a folder in Windows Explorer. Then select "New" and "Key" and give it as mentioned the name "Gwx". Click the new key ("Folder"). Create a "DWORD" entry with the name "DisableGwx" and give it the value "1". In the future, you should not be aware of the Windows 10 update.


Find the large Franzis manual for Windows 10.