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Windows 10 Recommendations

If your machine is being plagued by constant free offers from Microsoft to upgrade your computer to Windows 10, it is likely due to a specific KBB Windows Update that was installed on your computer recently. This update can be safely uninstalled/hidden from your computer so users aren't given the chance to accept an upgade and potentially TOTALLY MESS UP YOUR SYSTEM (see notes below about why upgrading to Windows10 can be a bad idea).

1. You will need to uninstall and disable a specific Windows Update, and to delete a specific folder from your system to get rid of those annoying free upgrade pop ups.
2. You will also need to be logged into Windows as an Administrator (or have admin rights) for this to work.

How to remove constant Windows10 upgrade pop-ups

Uninstall the update KB3035583. Go into Control Panel/Windows Updates. In the lower left is a link to Installed Updates. Click this link to bring up a list of all the updates that have been installed. Right-click on "Update for Microsoft Windows ( KB3035583 )" and choose Uninstall. After it is uninstalled, restart Windows.

Hide Update so it doesn't come back with next update check. Go to Control Panel/Windows Updates. Click the link Check for Updates. This will then show one or more important updates are available. Click this link. Right-click on "Update for Windows 7 x64-based Systems ( KB3035583 )" and choose Hide Update.

Delete the GWX folder. This is a subfolder of c:\windows\system32 folder. Restart Windows again.

An additional step you might need to be able to delete the GWX folder if it gives you an access denied message:
1. Go to the folder which contains the file or folder on which you want to take ownership. Right-click on the file or folder and select Properties.
2. It'll open its Properties window. Now go to "Security" tab and select your username from the given list. You'll see that it doesn't have full control.
3. Click on "Advanced" button and it'll open a new window. Go to "Owner" tab. You'll see that the owner would be set to "TrustedInstaller". Click on "Edit" button, select your username given in "Change owner to" section and click on "Apply" button. It'll ask for confirmation, click on OK button.
4. Exit from both Ownership dialog boxes and come to the first Properties window again. Now select your username again and click on "Edit" button. It'll open a new window. Select your username and click on "Allow" checkbox given for "Full control" option. Click on "Apply" button and then OK. It'll ask for confirmation, click on Yes button.
5. That's it. Now you'll have full permission on the file or folder and should be able to delete it.

Why upgrading to Windows 10 can be a bad idea

We recommend you follow the steps below to suppress the current free offer, as right now, anyone could click on the offer and basically take your system down for a day or longer or permanently if something goes wrong.

We strongly urge customers to perform the procedure outlined above. Changing the Operating System on an existing computer, especially one your staff depends on and uses daily can be very dangerous because there is no guarantee all your existing hardware and peripheral device drivers (including sound devices) will remain compatible, or if the manufacturers you are using even have stable Windows 10 drivers yet. There is no guarantee your settings will be preserved and you may indeed lose and have to reinstall any 3rd party drivers and applications already on your system, assuming they are Windows 10 compatible. This can take hours or even days.

As far as Windows 10 compatibility goes with WireReady software, early testing with our own software shows it works fine from Windows 10 but we are recommending customers hold off until June 2016 to use Windows 10. Even then, only on newly purchased computers. Trying to upgrade the operating system on a computer that is being used daily is a recipe for disaster. Only computers taken out of service that have days to be upgraded, reburned in and tested should ever try to have thier operating system upgraded. Especially with sound card drivers, many devices being used do not have Windows 10 drivers or the manufacturers have only released version 1 drivers that are likely not fully debugged.

Windows 7 (32 and 64 for radio, 64 for TV) remains our preferred Operating System and since it's End of Life is not scheduled until 2020, we strongly recommend stations stick with Windows 7 for even the next year or two for newly purchased computers, and for any existing computers, LEAVE THEM on Windows 7. If they aren't broken, don't fix them.

 

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