If you are content with Windows 7 or 8.1 and do not wish to run the risk of your computer being surreptitiously
“upgraded” by Microsoft to W10, then there is a simple way to stop this permanently.
I am grateful to Dedoimedo for this article about
GWX Stopper:
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/w...x-stopper.html
Follow the simple installation instructions.
You may think that you have already stopped the possibility of W10 being installed, but you could well be wrong!
If you see this message after installing GWX Stopper:
Status: Unprotected! Windows update can reactivate GWX again
then you must click on:
Always Block GWX from Running!
You should then see:
Status: Protected! GWX executing is blocked.
**EDIT
NB For those people who have already "upgraded" to W10 and have been receiving W10 updates, then it may be better to install and use
GWX Control Panel:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computi...ws-10-upgrade/
Read the article closely, especially this part:
The
Delete Windows 10 Download Folders button will delete the parts of Windows 10 already downloaded to your system, if they’re there.
