Don't Want Windows 10 Yet? Here's How To Stop The Nagging [1]

If your Windows 7 or 8 PC keeps nagging you to update to Windows 10, but you're not quite ready to take the leap yet, then you'll be pleased to know that there's a simple way to stop Windows constantly nagging you to accept and install the free update.

 

And if your computer hasn't yet started nagging you, there's still a pretty good chance that it will have been downloading the Windows 10 installer files quietly in the background, in order to start nagging you later.  Which, if you have no intention of switching quite yet, is a waste of around 3 GB of your monthly download allowance from your internet provider.

 

GWX Control Panel is a free program that runs on Windows 7 and 8 and does a number of useful things.  It stops the constant nagging.  It prevents Windows from downloading the version 10 installer files, and deletes any that have already been downloaded.  And it hides the "Get Windows 10" icon from the status bar too.

 

GWX is Microsoft's code name for the system which prompts you to Get Windows 10, hence the name.

 

You'll find GWX Control Panel at http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/ [3] in both installer and standalone/portable versions.  I used the standalone one, which is the easiest, and is a 4 MB download.  It's malware-free, according to VirusTotal and Web of Trust.