{"id":2938,"date":"2015-07-31T09:38:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T09:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=2938"},"modified":"2023-04-15T02:50:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T02:50:10","slug":"how-to-cancel-official-windows-10-free-upgrade-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-cancel-official-windows-10-free-upgrade-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cancel Official Windows 10 Free Upgrade iCon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I <strong>disable the &#8220;Get Windows 10&#8221; icon<\/strong> shown in the notification tray? I don\u2019t want to receive Windows 10 free upgrade. So I am trying to stop the Windows 10 free upgrade from downloading on my Windows 7 computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/get-windows-10-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"79\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/get-windows-10-icon.png\" alt=\"get windows 10 free upgrade icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/get-windows-10-icon.png 500w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/get-windows-10-icon-300x47.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now please check your system volume to see whether there is a hidden folder called <strong>$Windows.~B<\/strong>. If it has been already saved there, Windows 10 official installer program has been downloaded sorrowfully. You can choose to upgrade your official Windows 7 to Windows 10 free with it, or ignore it.<\/p>\n<p>If you have not gotten Windows 10 upgrade and just would like to <strong>cancel receiving Windows 10 free upgrade icon<\/strong>, follow the steps to do.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> <\/em>Open Control Panel on Windows 7 and turn to <strong>Programs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/open-windows-7-control-panel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/open-windows-7-control-panel.png\" alt=\"open windows 7 control panel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/open-windows-7-control-panel.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/open-windows-7-control-panel-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 2:<\/strong><\/em> Click <strong>View installed updates<\/strong> under <strong>Programs and Features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/view-windows-installed-updates.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/view-windows-installed-updates.png\" alt=\"view windows installed updates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/view-windows-installed-updates.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/view-windows-installed-updates-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Installed updates on your Windows 7 computer will instantly appear in new window, where you can uninstall update you don\u2019t need it longer.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 3:<\/strong><\/em> Scroll bar to look for <strong>Windows update called (KB3035583)<\/strong> in <strong>Microsoft Windows<\/strong> group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/prepare-to-uninstall-windows-update.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/prepare-to-uninstall-windows-update.png\" alt=\"prepare to uninstall specific windows update\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/prepare-to-uninstall-windows-update.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/prepare-to-uninstall-windows-update-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 4:<\/strong><\/em> Right-click the update and click <strong>Uninstall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/confirm-uninstall-windows-update.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"131\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/confirm-uninstall-windows-update.png\" alt=\"confirm to uninstall windows update KB3035583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/confirm-uninstall-windows-update.png 366w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/confirm-uninstall-windows-update-300x107.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> <\/em>Reboot your computer and you would never see Window 10 upgrade icon in taskbar until Windows update (KB3035583) is installed again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/reboot-windows-7-after-update-uninstallation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"176\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/reboot-windows-7-after-update-uninstallation.png\" alt=\"reboot windows 7 to cancel windows 10 free upgrade icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/reboot-windows-7-after-update-uninstallation.png 366w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/reboot-windows-7-after-update-uninstallation-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So when Windows prompts you to install Windows update (KB3035583), don\u2019t install it and you just ignore it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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