How to: Block Windows 10 Upgrade

How to: Block Windows 10 upgrade on Windows 7 & 8.1 using “Never10”

This program disables Windows’ pestering insistence to upgrade Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10.
Many users of Windows 7 and 8.1 are happy with their current version of Windows, and have no wish to upgrade to Windows 10. For more information visit http://www.grc.com/never10

If at some time you wish to proceed with a Windows 10 upgrade, this little program also provides the functionality to allow the upgrade to proceed.

If this is you,follow the steps to install the program.

Download the small “Never10” application from the following link https://www.grc.com/files/never10.exe and save it to a known location or USB drive – don’t worry its quite tiny
Run the file simply by double clicking, it will adjust your registry settings and leaves nothing behind.
You will be presented with one of the following 4 screens:

Yay!– the update doesn’t apply to you. Close the box and have a good rest of the day!
Boo! The version of Windows update on your machine CAN’T be instructed to not upgrade. Click the “Install Update” button to upgrade your windows so you can block the update by running Never10 again afterwards.
Yuck! Your machine is currently enabled to receive the update! Click the “Disable Win10 Upgrade” button to block the update from occurring You can also click the “Remove Win10 Files” button to remove the files Microsoft so kindly downloaded to your computer in the background (ahh -that’s where all my data went….) On system restart the little “Windows 10 Upgrade” icon should also be gone from the system tray.
Congratulations !– one of two things has happened – you have either correctly completed the step above or someone else has beaten you to it! If you haven’t clicked the “Remove Win10 Files” button do that now to free up some space! If you change your mind you can also RE-ENABLE the update here…..