Windows 7/8: Uninstall update for Windows 10
The update KB3035583 should notify you of the installation of Windows 10, but the trend towards uninstalling the update is going, since many users expect a similar penetrance to Karl Klammer from Word and Co. We'll show you how to get rid of the update.
KB3035583: Preparation update from Windows 7 and 8 to 10
- Microsoft has been distributing update KB3035583 since the beginning of April. This will prepare your computer for Windows 10 installation.
- As soon as Windows 10 appears in the official version, the update should notify you at regular intervals that an upgrade is available.
- The update makes sense, but it is assumed that the messages will appear again and again and can be very annoying.
Windows 7/8: Uninstall preparation update for Windows 10
- Open the Control Panel and select the "Programs" category.
- Now under "Programs and Features" select the option "Show installed updates".
- If you enter "KB3035583" in the search at the top right, the update you are looking for will appear.
- Select the update and click on the "Uninstall" button at the top.
- Restart your computer and open the folder "C: \ Windows \ SysWOW64 \ GWX".
- If the folder still exists after the restart, simply delete it.
Hide Windows 10 update permanently
So that the update KB3035583 does not land on your computer again the next time you install updates, you should hide the update.
- Open the Control Panel again and select the "Windows Update" under the "System and Security" category.
- Click on the "Check for updates" button and then look at the possible updates.
- Find the update KB3035583, right-click on it and select the "Hide update" option.
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