Remove "Get Windows 10" from taskbar

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  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Remove "Get Windows 10" from taskbar


    All of a sudden this appeared on my taskbar.

    How can i get rid of it? There doesn't seem a way to get rid of it. I tried right-clicking it.


    Has anyone else recieved this yet?


    When i click on the icon, i recieve this pop-up about upgrading

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    Last edited by Brink; 02 Jun 2015 at 11:09. Reason: tip
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  2. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    First time I am seeing the nag screen. Is it here already?

    Did you check Task Manager? Maybe you can end it there.
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  3. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #3

    It seems a wee bit premature. I wonder if it is malware.
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  4. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #4

    This just happened to me as well. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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  5. Posts : 1,397
    Win 10 Pro 64
       #5

    Probably will see allot of this in the coming months
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  6. Posts : 14
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
       #6

    Whoa. Surely, they are not doing this already? And if this is legit, Microsoft is really doing this in a bizarrely, borderline-spyware way.
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  7. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #7

    It seems that maybe it was part of a recommended update, which created the folder Windows/System32/GWX.
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  8. Posts : 4,161
    Windows 7 Pro-x64
       #8

    I didn't install those updates but you might try removing it from the Notifications.

    Right click the Task Bar, select Properties.
    On the Taskbar tab, look for Notification area and click on Customize.
    Scroll through the notification and see if W10 shows up. If it does, give it a no-show.
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  9. Posts : 14
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
       #9

    Can you see what program/process is making the window appear using Task Manager?
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  10. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #10

    loosus456 said:
    Can you see what program/process is making the window appear using Task Manager?
    From my task manager, it looks like it's called GWX.exe
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