How to turn off Windows 10 update notification

Although Windows 10 is one of the best versions of the operating system that Microsoft has ever developed, we understand that many users simply prefer to keep using Windows 7 or Windows 8. The only problem is those annoying notifications that remind you of the Windows 10 upgrade and trying to force you to do it all the time. Not to be bothered by this anymore, there is an easy way to turn off these notifications and prevent the system from updating itself in some way. Check out our tutorial below for more details!

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Disabling Windows 10 Upgrade Notifications

The first thing we have to do is open the "Registry Editor" of your system, considering you are still using Windows 7 or 8, of course. Press the "Windows" and "R" keys at the same time to open the "Run" window, where you will have to type "regedit" and press OK to proceed.

With the registry editor open, you will need to search for a specific folder. To do this, open the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” folder, open “SOFTWARE”.

In it, look for "Policies" and open the "Microsoft" folder, where you should open another folder called "Windows."

Inside it you'll find the "WindowsUpdate" folder, which will have a file named "DisableOSUpgrade".

Double-click this file, change the number under "Value Data" to "1" and click OK to continue.

This will prevent you from seeing new notifications about Windows 10 and the system updating even without your permission. If you decide you want to install Windows 10 someday, just go back to this same folder and change the file value to “0” again.

Still, it's worth remembering that Windows 10 can only be downloaded for free until the end of July this year, so don't wait too long to upgrade if you don't want to pay for the new system.

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