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Windows 10 Nagware-be-gone
May. 18th, 2016 10:53 amHow to avoid Windows 10 nagware!
While playing Stellaris with Danae last night, the computer booted me out of the game and gave me yet another "time to install Windows 10!" pop-up with the option to choose either "now" or "tonight." I once again ignored it and closed the window. This time though, a few minutes later, I was kicked out of the game again and the computer restarted automatically to begin installing Windows 10. I was aggrieved, to say the least. It's bad enough that Microsoft wrote their software to pester you relentlessly; taking my choice away entirely was too much. I hard-powered it off, rebooted, and began to Google for a more permanent solution.
For those interested, I found the GWX Control Panel, available here: http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/ It gives you a control panel where you can enable or disable various portions of the Windows 10 nagware/update software, as well as delete the install files the Windows likes to download to your system in the background without asking. (In my case, about 6 gigabytes worth.) This program makes me really happy, and if you're annoyed with the endless prompts to upgrade, it will probably make you happy too. Enjoy!
While playing Stellaris with Danae last night, the computer booted me out of the game and gave me yet another "time to install Windows 10!" pop-up with the option to choose either "now" or "tonight." I once again ignored it and closed the window. This time though, a few minutes later, I was kicked out of the game again and the computer restarted automatically to begin installing Windows 10. I was aggrieved, to say the least. It's bad enough that Microsoft wrote their software to pester you relentlessly; taking my choice away entirely was too much. I hard-powered it off, rebooted, and began to Google for a more permanent solution.
For those interested, I found the GWX Control Panel, available here: http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/ It gives you a control panel where you can enable or disable various portions of the Windows 10 nagware/update software, as well as delete the install files the Windows likes to download to your system in the background without asking. (In my case, about 6 gigabytes worth.) This program makes me really happy, and if you're annoyed with the endless prompts to upgrade, it will probably make you happy too. Enjoy!
