How do I get rid of the annoying Windows 10 upgrade nag?

First off I tried the upgrade and had troubles on a laptop going from Win 7 to Win 10 that took 3 tries. My neighbor had Windows support in his Win 8.1 for two days trying to get it to work. My desktop that was a build as Win XP that went to Win 7 and then Win 10 was a complete fail with both DVD drives dead , SCSI card and devices dead , USB bus messed up plus no sound. It has multiple hard drives that are Sata selectable at boot up. All the hardware worked fine on my original Win XP drive and my Ubuntu drive so it was the Win 10 causing the trouble. The upgrade will eliminate any drivers updates you did via Windows saying "new device found ". In other words unless you do all your device driver updates , including the MB manufacturer by going to the vendors web site to get them but instead just let Windows do it they will get eliminated. Win 10 does not update drivers and instead just recognizes the device ID. You get no errors when you try to run a device that the Win 10 upgrade eliminated the drivers and instead "nothing happens".
Now that being said I rolled back my desktop to Win 7 and manually installed all the driver updates from the vendors web sites. Next I found I kept getting the message saying "windows 10 upgrade will start". In fact it blocked any and all other updates. After 2 months I had 43 urgent updates I could not install. I tried everything I could including eliminating the updates that were causing the notification as described by multiple web sites. I then found what is now called "GWX Control Panel". I ran it once and it found all the sources of the message and eliminated all of them. I then could do the 43 urgent updates and after a restart I got another 27. My system runs fine. By the way if you do go to Win 10 then get a 3rd party drive update program. My laptop had 17 original drivers on it and my neighbor had 15 on his. I'm talking about the laptop hardware drivers like your USB Bus.

... All Microsoft "nagging" is to simply REMOVE windows altogether. I installed Linux Mint and I can't believe how well my life runs from the technical perspective. It's literally exciting to see how well the computer now runs.

Okay i am one who did the upgrade and i liked it apart from the games being subscription or ad supported. Everything worked great and yes annoying that the vanishing toolbars was you just ran your cursor over the top and they came back .

My issue was the display resolutions would change when i connected my laptop to my tv and then when my anti virus stopped working that was it i went back to Win7. That's when the problems started was a 3 hour job to go to winX and a 8 hour job to go back (i think i went to bed).

And then the WinX upgrade nags started So i went in and uninstalled the kb whatever file it was but it keep uploading in the update and it self installed so i had to revert back again then i had to do a registry edit to stop it ( Caution that option is a last resort) Then i had to go and ide the update kb etc and then i got frustrated and called MS support what a waste of time that was they kept insisting they needed remote access to fix my computer.
hell i could tell i knew more than the person on the phone (she kept insisting that i hadn't hidden the update in windows update) Refused access and hung up.

left the whole lot alone then a week later there was a update that actually was named upgrade to windows 10 hid that and its been fine ever since.
Except for the fact that i can't install norton back on my system but as my subscription was due for renewal i figured they didn't want my money if they couldn't fix it.

If Anything WinX is worse than the bloatware on your phone and like apple lacks the customization ability that i want.

And the updates can't be automated as data limits still apply especially with a lot of ppl switching to shared mobile data plans for all their devices

I agree this file windows 10 installer file ( KB3035583) is very annoying but the best way to get rid of it using the Windows 7 platform is as follows:

1. Go to Start
2. Click on Control Panel
3. Under Category view click on System and Security
4. Under Windows Update click on View Installed Updates
5. Locate file (KB3035583) click on it then click on Uninstall
at the top and follow the instructions which will require a
reboot for the changes to take effect.

That way the windows 10 icon will disappear and the problem should be solved. Caution Microsoft might try to reinstall the same file when installing updates for Windows 7. Just make certain to unclick the update
which in under the heading of Optional Updates, hope this help.

I actually decided to try the upgrade to Windows 10 and created a backup of Windows 7 before doing so.

Alas upgrade failed both via a Windows Update upgrade and a clean USB install. Seems my Graphics card is not yet Windows 10 compatible.

So I went back to my backup of Windows 7 but alas after restored I'm in a permanent state of Windows Update forcing a upgrade on a PC restart..... so currently cannot turn of PC unless do a hard shut down.

I've tried resetting Windows Update using (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/97105 but have a Windows Update issue it cannot fix.

And I've tried GWX control panel http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

So looks like I need to do a full clean install of Windows 7 unless anyone has ideas.

Hi. Here is how I have resolved this issue on all of my PC’s and Laptops. This is for Windows 8.1. I believe Windows 7 is the same or awfully close. I know this seems like ton of steps but it’s not hard. I simply am trying to be detailed for those that are not overly familiar with how to get around the PC. I hope you find this helpful. Thanks. T

1. End Task on GWX.exe:
a. Right-click anywhere on the Taskbar and select Task Manager
b. Click on the “Processes” tab
c. Right click on GWX and select “End Process" button
d. Close Task Manager
2. Uninstall KB3035583:
a. Click on “Start | Control Panel”
b. Click on “Programs and Features”
c. On left hand side click on “View installed Updates”
d. Find KB3035583
e. Right click on KB3035583 and select “Uninstall”
f. Close Control Panel when finished (Do Not Reboot Yet)
3. Change Ownership and Security on GWX folder and DELETE FILES:
a. Open Windows Explorer
b. Go to: C:\Windows\System32
c. Scroll down and RIGHT CLICK on the folder: GWX
d. Select “Share With” and select “Advanced Sharing”
e. Click on the “Security” tab
f. Near the bottom click on “Advanced”
g. Next to “Owner” you will see “TrustedInstaller”… click on “Change”
h. When the “Select User Group” open click on “Advanced”
i. Click on “Find Now”
j. Scroll through the list of users/groups and select your login/name
k. Click “OK”
l. Click “OK” again
m. Check the box “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects”
n. Under “Permission entries” select the line: “Allow | Administrators (pc name/administrators) | Full Control | C:\Windows\System32\ | This Folder, subfolders and files
o. Check the box “Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object”
p. Click “Apply”
q. Click “Yes” when the Security Window pops up
r. Click “Yes” again when the “Windows Security” window pops up “You are about to change the permission settings on system folders. This can reduce the security… Do you want to Continue?”
s. Click “OK” when the “Windows Security” window pops up, “If you have just taken ownership of this object, you will need to close and reopen…”
t. Click “OK”
u. You will now be back on the “License Properties” window. Click on “Users (Pc Name\Users)
v. Click on “Edit”
w. Click on “Users (Pc name\Users”
x. Check the box under “Allow” for “Full Control”
y. Click “Apply”
z. Click “Yes”
aa. Click “OK”
bb. Click “OK” again
cc. NOTE: If something in my directions is wrong, you can follow this article: http://www.askvg.com/guide-how-to-take-ownership-permission-of-a-file-or-folder-manually-in-windows/
4. Delete the files in C:\Windows\System32\GWX folder
a. You should now be back in “Windows Explorer” at: C:\Windows\System32\GWX. Click on the “GWX” folder to display the contents of the folder
b. On your keyboard press and hold the “CTRL” key and press the “A” key
c. All files in the “GWX” folder will become highlighted
d. Right click on any of the highlighted files and select “Delete”
e. Click “Yes” on the “Are you sure you want to move these XXXXX files to the Recycle Bin?
f. If prompted for administrator permissions, check the box “Do this for all current items” and then click “CONTINUE”
g. If a window pops up for “File In Use” or “Access Denied” click on “Skip
h. The files in the “GWX” folder should now be gone. If one or two remain, it’s ok.
5. Change Windows Update Settings:
a. Click on Start | Control Panel
b. Click on “Windows Update”
c. On left hand side click on “Change Settings”
d. In the drop down select “Download updates but let me choose whether to install them”
e. Click OK
i. NOTE: This will download all updates going forward automatically but will not install them. This way, when KB3035538 shows up, you can RIGHT CLICK on it and HIDE the update. WHEN it returns, and it will, you can then uncheck it and not install it again.
6. Reboot:
a. Click on Start | Shut Down | Restart
b. When you log back into Windows… the Windows 10 Icon will now be gone.

NOTE: If you do not remove the GWX folder, upon rebooting, Windows will reinstall KB3035583 on its own and then you’ll be stuck doing this all over again. So be sure you change the security on the folder and then delete it before rebooting.

Click on link here>>>Cancel Win10 Reservation at Nag Screen.

in 2009 I had a similar situation when I tried to uninstall a trial version of MS office on my new laptop, I couldn't !!
Then I could not bear the idea of buying a new machine by my own money and somebody their in MS controls how should I use it and what I can install or uninstall on it !!
From that moment I moved to linux, I was overwhelmed with the freedom I had ever since, install whatever or uninstall whatever I want, it is MY machine, and it is completely under MY control !
Yes, LINUX is slightly different, and needed two weeks to learn how things are going with it, but when I see what I gained ; an OS which is not a hardware resources consuming, security ( It does not even require an anti-virus), and thousands of FREE applications, then I look for the time which I invested in learning as one of the best I did.

I didn't want the update, and like everyone else reading this, have found it a nuisance to get rid of the offer.
Is this not a great deal though? I've used Windows 10 on someone else's PC, and have to admit it looks good- a more useable interface than 8. And smooth.
But I believe that there is a big reason why MS wants to be so generous. One of the most important features of Windows 8 and 10 is discouraging and (to a small extent) preventing piracy of media and software. The people who want piracy gone have likely put in a large number of complaints to MS over the years, probably had their back up against the wall. MS can at least now say they tried, they're getting everyone to move on....

I am bit of annoyed through windows flag, when we restarting windows or already start windows then seeing windows 10 notification is bit annoyment

Just do one of two things:-
1) install windows 10
2) remove notification from the end of taskbar

This option has worked for me and it looks like the easiest way. I simply click to personalize my icons on the bottom left bar, then I selected the option to "hide icon and notifications". Icon is gone from bar and not pop ups have appeared since then.

Hope it helps, maybe watch what happens next update which I have turned to manual.