GWX now has a Monitor Mode, and if you're using that, GWX Control Panel runs itself frequently. And it simply prevents the Win10 installer from running. It deletes all of the data that Microsoft may have stuck in hidden folders on your machine. It prevents the regularly scheduled GWX programs from rejiggering your system.
GWX is Microsoft-speak for the Get Windows 10 campaign, and GWX Control Panel knocks out the Get Windows 10 icon in your system tray, down near the time. Some people aren’t ready yet - or may never be.Įnter Josh Mayfield and his wondrous Win10 blocker, GWX Control Panel. Microsoft is pushing all the buttons, trying to get you to move from Win7/8.1 to Win10. If you wanted Windows 10, you would’ve installed it by now. They may even be enough to tide you over until Microsoft pries Windows 7 from your cold, dead keyboard. I guarantee you’ll find more than a handful of them that are well worth the effort.
If you’re one of the many sticking with Windows 7 or 8.1 for the foreseeable future, you should take a look at the following free-for-personal-use (and cheap-for-corporate-use) apps.
With Windows 7 and 8.1 usage still dwarfing Win10 usage, it’s clear that many of you have begged off Microsoft’s Win10 siren call, feeling fine with what you have. Much has happened since then - most notably the advent of Windows 10 and the explosion of tremendously useful applications and services in the cloud. It’s been nearly two years since we surveyed the best free programs for Windows desktops. Sticking with Windows 7 or 8.1, at least for now? Here are the free apps you need to keep your PC running right.
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