![]() If you recall, GWX.exe is responsible for displaying Windows 10 upgrade nag screens - something that some administrators have tried to avoid. No doubt you will have read about the various CPU, TPM and graphics requirements for Win 11. This time around, GWX.exe is once again rearing its ugly head, popping up on domain attached systems that lack administrator rights, but are connected to the WSUS update server. To permanently disable this screen, log in to Windows, go to Settings > System > Notifications & Actions and under Notifications disable option: Suggest ways I. using Macrium Reflect (free) as is endlessly recommended here. 1 Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied. Confirm the UAC prompt that Windows displays. Finally, to suppress those firewall messages, open the Start menu and search for and select Control Panel. Move the slider under Windows Defender Firewall from On to Off. by opening Start, typing regedit.exe, and selecting the result to load it. Now select Firewall & network protection and then select Private network. It appears that Microsoft snuck in a stealth software update along with the usual security updates that are handed down via Patch Tuesday. The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. Here is what you need to do: Open the Windows Registry Editor, e.g. This time around, however, it’s targeting businesses and system administrators that have blocked Windows 10 upgrades on legacy operating systems using the tools that Microsoft has provided. But perhaps the company was just waiting until our guard was down, because Microsoft it at it again. ![]() Go to 'Computer Configuration' and 'User Configuration' (do it for both) > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer and find the option labelled 'Prevent 'Fix settings' Functionality'. ![]() It’s been quite a while since we reported on Microsoft employing sneaky tricks to persuade users to upgrade to Windows 10. Right-click the start menu button and select 'Run' from there type in 'GPEdit.msc'. If this string isn’t present, right-click in the empty space in the right pane and choose New > String Value. ![]()
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