There are those who are not interested in upgrading to Windows 10 from 7 or 8.x and they offer a variety of reasons as to why they will not. Recently two objections have been resolved, with the newest Media Creation Tool from Microsoft you are now able to do a clean install, using your Win7/8.x key during the installation process. As well Scott has shown how you can force a roll-back if you encounter difficulties after the upgrade.
If you still have no interest in the new OS, then take a gander at these tips from The Register which will disable those annoying popups. By making these changes to the registry you will retain the ability to recieve updates via Microsoft Update, you just will not see the nag screen asking you to upgrade to Win10. They also mention a way to stop the update files from being downloaded. You can also just choose to ignore this until Microsoft's stated deadline of July, at which point the popup should disappear as well.
"If you're using a PC running Windows 7 or 8, you may be getting a little sick of endless popup screens telling you to upgrade to version 10. And you may be worried about inadvertently installing the upgrade as part of a security update."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
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- iPhone 6s/6s Plus-related orders to fall short of expectations by 10-30% in 1Q16, say Taiwan makers @ DigiTimes
- 2015 chip market battered by everything bar earthquakes and nuclear war @ The Register
- Pirates Finding It Harder To Crack New PC Games @ Slashdot
Remove the Win 10
Remove the Win 10 Nag.
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This is the best option I’ve
This is the best option I’ve seen for stopping it. I like the monitoring option, warning you if settings have been reverted to allow Win10 upgrades. I have probably put this on 50+ PCs.
Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot
If they offered Windows Media
If they offered Windows Media Center, then we’d be talking
Good lord, and it’s that sort
Good lord, and it’s that sort of person that sticks with Windows 7 for over a decade.
There are things like Kodi and Plex that can do the same thing and more than WMC ever offered. But if it helps any, there are rumours of them possibly making WMC open source, like they recently did with Live Writer.
I think the big sell for WMC
I think the big sell for WMC was cable card support for those that want it.
Neither Plex nor Kodi support
Neither Plex nor Kodi support my cable card tuner. WMC is the only solutions I’ve found. I should add that I’ve upgraded my two desktops and a laptop to Win 10. It’s only my HTPC that I’ve not upgraded.
Just uninstall Windows update
Just uninstall Windows update KB3035583 and defer from installing it again and it will stop bothering you.
Done. It keeps nagging to
Done. It keeps nagging to install on an old Core 2 Duo Dell laptop that is not physically capable of running Windows 10 (I tried, it borked the hard drive and I had to do a restore from backup).
But that laptop has a specific purpose which in no way will be enhanced by Windows 10. Windows 7 Pro is all it needs to run. It doesn’t seem like Microsoft grasps this kind of concept.
I need this laptop to talk to new and old equipment over the serial port. What I NEED is total compatibility with the weird software I have to use to do this, some of which is shaky under Windows 7. Going to 10 risks breaking stuff and won’t add anything at all to how I use the laptop.
Yes I have a much more powerful laptop for “real” work. This old one is a tool. Like a chisel used a hundred years ago cuts wood just the same today, this old laptop works the same now as it always has. Better, really, because I did put an SSD in it and maxed out the ram and put in a stellar wifi card.