[PatNY]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Windows 10 will install through Windows Update. The Get Windows 10 systray icon comes from the Get Windows 10 advertisement service. Hence why it can be disabled. So yes, they are separate ...

Granted the service doesn't consume "significant resources"... once again, that isn't the point. These things add up, and why waste even one cycle that is totally unnecessary?

As I said, regardless whether they are separate services, the resources consumed by GWX are so insignificant as to be negligible. Stopping GWX is going to save you 0% CPU and <1mb memory, according to my system. So keeping it enabled is not going to waste "even one cycle" (when inactive, which is most of the time) and won't be"slowing down your computer" (as you put it).

I didn't notice your other post, we cross-posted.
Do note that your link really describes three options, one of which is triggered via a REG file or manually.

You can hide the icon from the systray.
You can block the service at startup.
You can uninstall the files.

No, there are only 2 options on that link if, as I said, you want the solution to be permanent (persistent) and you don't want to uninstall the update. Since I was only talking about methods which don't involve that uninstall, the third method you listed is automatically excluded.

Keep in mind that you should be able to manually install Windows 10 even without reserving a copy, and Windows Update will likely offer the upgrade after reserving it, even if you subsequently uninstall GWX.

Sure, if you want to do everything manually and IF you remember to do it. I'm not too sure the update will appear if you uninstall GWX. Regardless, since there is really no hit on resources or performance keeping GWX installed and active, I would recommend most people who plan to upgrade keep it -- and not disable it. Or at the very least keep it, even if you want to disable the notifications.

I've also seen a few reports where people uninstalled the update, hid it, and then when they went back into Windows Update to get it back, couldn't find it.

I know it was mentioned. I am having a hard time finding anyone who was actually bothered...
Unlike the removal of WMC, which did bother people.

I didn't say anyone was "bothered" by the situation. I said someone made a "big issue" of it, which is not necessarily the same thing. Though "big issue" might be a slight overstatement, there were at least 3 posts in this thread (813, 819, and 834) warning about the lack of native DVD support in W8.1/10 and the possible need to have to pay to get that back. I would characterize the 3 posts as at least significant discussion.

The point I was making is this -- the misconception about the possible need to pay for DVD support in W10 was never corrected in any of those 3 posts, and those upgrading to W10 will not have to pay one extra cent if they want it. My post had nothing to do with WMC per se or any other multimedia functions.

--Pat