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I'm going to share the best way I have found to kill any particular thing in windows you don't like, including GWX: (this is not my full script, just a section,

I'm going to share the best way I have found to kill any particular thing in windows you don't like, including GWX: (this is not my full script, just a section, so you will have to modify it) taskkill /IM GWX* takeown /r /d N /f c:\windows\system32\gwx icacls c:\windows\system32\gwx\. /c /t /deny everyone:F icacls c:\windows\system32\gwx /c /t /deny everyone:F reg add HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx /v DisableGwx /t REG_DWORD /d 1 edit: one thing I ran into that caused me to use this hackish script is that, at least in the early GWX days, windows updates were re-enabling the GWX and update registry keys. So a few tuesdays later and GWX is back and asking to upgrade again.

sfont 10y ago
This is my registry changes that has worked every time. Even when the install is set to kick off with the next reboot. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\OSUpgrade] "ReservationsAllowed"=dword:00000000 "KickoffDownload"=dword:00000000 "KickoffSource"=dword:00000000 "AllowOSUpgrade"=dword:00000000 "Refresh"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\OSUpgrade\State] "OSUpgradeState"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate] "DisableOSUpgrade"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx] "DisableGwx"=dword:00000001
- zxcvcxz 10y ago
  On Linux we just close the update window.
- tetraodonpuffer 10y ago
  interesting, I knew about the last two, but not the OSUpgrade ones, did you find those are needed as well?
  - sfont 10y ago
    I copied the first part from a domain joined PC before a later update caused them to receive the upgrade prompt as well. It's kind of belt and suspenders so it doesn't harm but may not actually be needed.
mobiuscog 10y ago
How about this official way: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3080351 https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3080351
- deleted 10y ago
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sfont 10y ago

This is my registry changes that has worked every time. Even when the install is set to kick off with the next reboot. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\OSUpgrade] "ReservationsAllowed"=dword:00000000 "KickoffDownload"=dword:00000000 "KickoffSource"=dword:00000000 "AllowOSUpgrade"=dword:00000000 "Refresh"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\OSUpgrade\State] "OSUpgradeState"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate] "DisableOSUpgrade"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx] "DisableGwx"=dword:00000001

zxcvcxz 10y ago
On Linux we just close the update window.
tetraodonpuffer 10y ago
interesting, I knew about the last two, but not the OSUpgrade ones, did you find those are needed as well?
- sfont 10y ago
  I copied the first part from a domain joined PC before a later update caused them to receive the upgrade prompt as well. It's kind of belt and suspenders so it doesn't harm but may not actually be needed.

mobiuscog 10y ago

How about this official way: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3080351 https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3080351

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