On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 21:30:57 +0100
Klaus Hartnegg <hartnegg@???> wrote:

> On 16.03.2016 at 17:27 David Harrison wrote:
> > On 16/03/2016 10:49, dng-request@??? wrote:
> >> I Dropped back to 7, created a .exe that simply returns to OS, and
> >> then replaced c:\Windows\system32\GWX\GWX.exe and
> >> c\Windows\SysWOW64\GWX\GWX.exe
> >> with my NOP code.
> >
> > Would it be possible to share that .exe off-list? It would come in
> > very handy with killing the nags on my own Win7 box.
>
> Use the official method documented by Microsoft.
>
> Read https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3080351
>
> Set these registry keys:
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\OSUpgrade]
> "ReservationsAllowed"=dword:00000000
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
> "DisableOSUpgrade"=dword:00000001
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx]
> "DisableGwx"=dword:00000001

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SteveT

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