Banishing 'Get Windows 10' nagware isn't as easy as you think
Found on Infoworld on Monday, 11 January 2016
I've been talking about Microsoft's scummy GWX campaign since April, when researchers first identified KB 3035583 as the source of the attack. As best I can tell, KB 3035583 was modified, fortified, and re-released nine times in 2015.
Of course, changing any of the four Registry values won't delete the 3GB to 6GB of files Microsoft surreptitiously installed on many machines in the hidden $Windows.~BT folder. Changing Registry values won't uninstall or hide KB 3035583. Changing the Registry is a good starting point, but it doesn't clean out the crapware underneath.
At the same time the MS-PR department climaxes again and again over the new Windows 10 install numbers. Not much of a surprise when you force the install down the throat of your users. That is the reason why many have decided to just disable updates; and to be honest, that seems to be the best solution so far.