Get Windows 10 (GWX) is a virus

[Ganoncrotch]

binary solo said:

Ganoncrotch said:

Nope you can't, you don't have the ownership rights to the folder even as Admin, the owner of it is System the same as the Windows32 folder so it can't be deleted "by accident" you need to firstly make sure and show hidden files and folders inside the System32 folder (it hides there because they knew people are immediately aware of trolls telling them to delete files from it = bad idea) but yeah, show the hidden folders inside System32 then if you have a GWX folder check the size of that, if it's something like 6-12gb then it has preloaded your "upgrade" OS for you so that a stealth upgrade can happen at a point you click the wrong button on that GWX popup.

Anyway once you find the folder you will need to add yourself to the owners of it, Right click on the file > Properties > security tab > Advanced > owner tab > edit > other users and groups, then find your account add it to the list, then try and get rid of it... but I think someone mentioned there is a little app people made to just remove all of the GWX in one action now without having to do the digging around yourself, just be careful obviously with what you use for it since you will be giving whatever program it is full admin rights so would be an easy way to pick up a nasty bit of spyware.

I added my account to the list, but it only let me delete 2 subfolders. GWX and a bunch of other files in GWX would not delete.

Ah, this could be because the program GWX is currently using those files so you can't delete them, even though it might not be actively downloading into the files you'll need to go and remove GWXs update patchs from your windows update you'll want to add them to block list too if you rather stay with your functional OS right now KB 3035583, KB 2952664, and KB 2976978. are the 3 updates you want to remove but you'll also have to at least temporarily turn off automatic updates because the 3035583 fucker is considered "critical" to the system now and if you have automatic updates after you remove it, when you restart the PC it will just instantly redownload itself.

 

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I fucking hate GWX just saying.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/2979572/microsoft-windows/gwx-stopper-an-easy-way-to-permanently-delete-get-windows-10-nagware-in-windows-7-and-81.html

here is a link directly Iwata hand motion to the download of the standalone tool to just remove the shit for you, http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/GWX_control_panel.exe it should be mostly automatic if you don't want to go digging about with changing folders in system32 (a very good idea) but I've not used this myself but seen a lot of people suggesting it does the job nice and handily and also it's so good other twats are trying to sell it to users... sad times, sad, sad, sad times.