How to disable end of support notifications in Windows 7 Pro

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Windows 7 is one of the most cherished platforms in Microsoft’s Windows series. Although Windows 10 has now overtaken 7’s user share, Win 7 retains a substantial user base. Microsoft will discontinue support forWindows 7from January 14, 2020, which might be enough to convince more users to upgrade to Win 10. Now the big M has extended its upgrade notifications to Windows 7 Pro users just to remind them that Win 7 is approaching its end of support date.

Microsoft recently updated aMaking the transition to Windows 10blog post to confirm that its extending upgrade notifications. That updated post states,We are now extending the notifications discussed below to Windows 7 Pro devices to ensure our customers are aware of the end of support for Windows 7 and can take action to remain productive and secure. To extend the upgrade notifications, the big M is rolling out a KB4524752 update to Win 7 Pro.

The KB4524752 update will automatically roll out to Win 7 Pro users much the same as others. With the update installed, a notification window pops up for users. That window states,After 10 years, support for Windows 7 is nearing the end. It also includes the end of support date and a button users can click on for further details.

However, users can disable that notification. To do that, users can select aDo not notify me againoption at the bottom left of the notification’s window. Alternatively, users can edit the following registry key DWORDS to disable the upgrade notification:

Registry key path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GwxDWORD: DisableGwx

Registry key path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdateDWORD: DisableOSUpgrade

To edit those DWORD values, press the Windows key + R hotkey. Enter ‘regedit’ in Run, and press theOKbutton. Double-click the DisaleGwx and DisableOSUpgrade DWORDs at the key paths specified above to open their Edit DWORD windows. Then change their value data values to 1 from that window.

Thereafter, that upgrade notification will not pop up again on Windows 7. However, it’s still worth considering upgrading to Windows 10 whether Win 7 is supported or not. Windows 10 includes many of the best things from Win 7, a better Start menu, numerous UWP apps, theCortana virtual assistant, and more besides.

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