Free Software to Get Rid of Windows 10 Upgrade Tray Icon
 

Just used it myself on Windows 7

GWX Control Panel
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Its getting pretty annoying

Figured I wouldn't be the only one, I always worry that someone will accidentally click it, like my Dad did on his

You can just uninstall and hide the corresponding windows update to get rid of it too.

Got tired of the hassle, upgraded:2 cents:

I've simple removed all the contents of /windows/system32/GWX/ folder and have no problems with that annoying shit :pimp

Oh, you can???

I need to investigate this.

... and this is the reason why they put that shit there now. Why? Because windows 10 has this:

How to turn off Windows 10's keylogger (yes, it still has one) | PCWorld

Thats why all of a sudden you get that annoying box, which they never had with previous new windows releases. I'll never use windows 10.

PS - thanks for the software, gonna use it now.

I used a simple registry edit I found online.

I dont get that problem on my iMac...

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Notification Area Icons > GWX > Hide icons and notifications.

Conspiracy sites didn't tell you that you don't need software for that?

Here's the conspiracy site I grabbed the link from

What is the ?Get Windows 10? Tray Item and How Do You Remove It?

Thank you!