Had the same problem on my old HP laptop with Win 7 home edition. DON'T have it on my new Dell laptop with Win 7 Pro. Anyway, here's a solution, according to http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6596-get-windows-10-icon-remove-taskbar-windows-7-8-1-a.html : [image: Get Windows 10 Icon - Remove from Taskbar in Windows 7 and 8.1] OPTION THREE [image: Get Windows 10 Icon - Remove from Taskbar in Windows 7 and 8.1] To Disable 'Get Windows 10' using a REG file [image: Note] Note You must be logged in as an *administrator* to be able to do this option. This option will show you how to enable or disable to show the *Get Windows 10* icon on the taskbar notification area for all users on the PC. This way the *Get Windows 10 *app is not removed from the PC when disabled, and you will be able enable it again to use it when you like in the future. The .reg files below will add and change the DWORD value in the registry key below. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GWX *DisableGWX* DWORD *0* or delete = enable *1* = disable *1.* Do *step 2* <http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6596-get-windows-10-icon-remove-taskbar-windows-7-8-1-a.html#option3s2> (enable) or *step 3* <http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6596-get-windows-10-icon-remove-taskbar-windows-7-8-1-a.html#option3s3> (disable) below for what you would like to do. 2. To Enable Get Windows 10 *NOTE:* *This is the default setting*. A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to *step 4* <http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6596-get-windows-10-icon-remove-taskbar-windows-7-8-1-a.html#option3s4> below. *Enable_Get_Windows_10.reg* [image: download] <http://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/20654d1433350429-get-windows-10-icon-remove-taskbar-windows-7-8-1-a-enable_get_windows_10.reg> 3. To Disable Get Windows 10 A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to *step 4* <http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6596-get-windows-10-icon-remove-taskbar-windows-7-8-1-a.html#option3s4> below. *Disable_Get_Windows_10.reg* [image: download] <http://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/20653d1433350429-get-windows-10-icon-remove-taskbar-windows-7-8-1-a-disable_get_windows_10.reg> *4.* Save the .reg file to your desktop. *5.* Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it. *6.* If prompted, click/tap on *Run*, *Yes *(UAC), *Yes*, and *OK* to approve the merge. *7.* *Restart the computer* to apply. *8.* If you like, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like. Good luck! On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Joyce A <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > So far I have not liked what others have experienced with W 10, so I'm > not going to upgrade. How do I get rid of the Windows 10 upgrade icon > in my task bar? > > Currently running 7 on a 64-bit HP "Mini Tower," 850 gig HD and 3 gig > RAM. Good enough for me! > > Joyce > SE Ohio > > PCSOFT's List Owners: > Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> > Mark Rode<[log in to unmask]> > PCSOFT's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Mark Rode<[log in to unmask]>
