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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows NT/2000 => Topic started by: Jeffrey on August 25, 2015, 06:53:43 AM
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How can I get rid of the incredibly annoying MS square blue pop-up asking me to register for W10?
It started around a week ago and pops up numerous times during the day.
MS obviously want to encourage enrolment for W10 but previously this marketing was confined to the Windows Update routine.
I have clicked on the blue pop-up but cannot find any 'unsubscribe' or similar button.
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See this link: http://www.howtogeek.com/218856/how-do-you-disable-the-get-windows-10-icon-shown-in-the-notification-tray/
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Thanks.
Found KB3035583. Rt clicked to 'uninstall' and then said 'yes' to uninstall. Then received following message:
"An error has occurred. Not all of the updates were successfully installed" [see attached]
So I can't uninstall KB3035583!
What next?
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Follow the instructions in the link to delete the entries in Task Scheduler. That will remove the popup from the taskbar
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Sorry - I'm lost here! Presumably you are referring to the section starting 'If the Icon Returns' in the link you provided? But specifically, which part of that section?
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START - RUN - taskschd.msc
Navigate to the following folder in the left pane: Task Scheduler Library\Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx (you can list the content of the folders by clicking on the little arrow on their left);
From there, right-click on each of the task below and select Disable;
gwxlaunchtrayprocess;
refreshgwxconfig;
Close the Task Scheduler and restart your computer;
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I typed in Task Scheduler in 'Search programs and files' and have arrived at - see attachment below - which seems to follow (to some extent!) your guidance. But I can't open 'gwx' as there isn't any 'little arrow'!
As you can see, I am definitely a rookie - so await your further assistance! I need 'step by (little) step' help!!
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Just click on the gwx folder and then in the right hand pane disable the task(s)
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I did and the attached came up. There seem to be several options
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Just click on the gwx folder and then in the right hand pane disable the task(s)
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There seem to be 4 files shown - see below. Do I disable ALL of them ?
Also, although I very much want to disable the blue MS W10 pop-up, I don't necessarily want to disable other things which might be useful!
Will your suggestion (which I am trying to follow!) disable ONLY the W10 pop-up -- or will it ALSO 'kill' other things (which it might be helpful to keep)?
launchtrayprocess
refreshgwxconfig
refreshgwxconfigandcontent
refreshgwxcontent
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Disable all of them
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Thanks - will do.
But what about my question viz:
'Will your suggestion (which I am trying to follow!) disable ONLY the W10 pop-up -- or will it ALSO 'kill' other things (which it might be helpful to keep)?'
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We would not tell you do do anything that would cause you any problems.