Fed up with $!&! Windows 10 being forced on you?
Published on January 4, 2016
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I know some of you like Windows 10 and that is fine. But, many of us don’t and want to stay with our Windows 7. We are not alone as is witnessed by the very slow adoption of Windows 10 by Windows 7 users.
I became fed up with the constant pressure of upgrading to Windows 10 so I took the plunge and upgraded to 10. After several days of tweaking, I had it finally working nearly how I wanted to. Then, to my dismay, I found that a couple of my programs which worked fine under 7 (including Microsoft’s own FileSync) no longer worked plus I lost my network connections. I was never able to restore my connections or HomeGroup. I (upgraded) back to 7 but kept being nagged by the Windows 10 upgrade. Even my Windows updates would not install without installing the Windows 10 grade first. Here is how I finally solved it.
Right clicking on the taskbar near the clock will allow you to select “customize notifications Icons”. Click on GWX (Get Windows 10) and change the selection to “Hide Icon and Notifications.” That, however, will not cure the pain-in-the-ass push. To completely stop the “push”, I recommend downloading a free (by donation) program called GWX Control Panel. With this easy to use program, you can completely stop the “push” and receive regular updates for your Windows 7.
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