![]() ![]() Windows 7: The Zombie GWX sighted again by Günter Born January 15, 2019. Perhaps because I had disabled a couple scheduled tasks? Perhaps it was the Steve Gibson Never10 program to block Windows 10? The computer in question is used for a single task and thus has gone extended periods without Windows patches (see its update history). I suspect that the normal removal of GWX failed for some reason. January 15, 2019: To be clear, finding traces of GWX on a Windows 7 machine is the exception, not the rule. When Windows 7 stops getting bug fixes, and it's time to chose a new operating system, I want one from a vendor that thinks my computer belongs to me, not to them. This experience left me angry, not so much at the recurring hassle of avoiding Windows 10, but of not being in command. Hopefully, this will block these programs from ever running again. But, I was able to rename the GWX folder where all the program reside. ![]() Needless to say this also failed, even when logged on as an Admin user. Since I could not disable the tasks, I tried to rename program GWX.exe. In December 2018, when bug fixes were last installed on this computer, there was no hint of a Windows 10 upgrade. These eight scheduled tasks, and the programs they run, serve no purpose any more. Task refreshgwxconfig runs program GWXConfigManager.exe in the GWX folder and it last ran in December 2017. The launchtrayprocess task also runs program GWX.exe but it last ran in November 2017. This sorting also turned up a group named Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx that consists of two tasks. 8 Scheduled Tasks for upgrading to Windows 10
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