How to Disable “Update to Windows 8.1 for Free” Notification in Windows 8 Store?

Anonymous
2013-12-26T04:49:35+00:00

Description

If you are tired of seeing “Update to Windows 8.1 for Free” notification then it’s time to disable it. Get rid of these regular prompts to upgrade to Windows 8.1 for free.

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Solution:

There are two ways to disable "Update to Windows 8.1 for Free" notification message in Windows 8:

Method 1: Using Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)

  1. Press “WIN+R” keys together to launch RUN dialog box and type “gpedit.msc.” Then press “Enter.”
  2. “Group Policy Editor” gets open.
  3. Go to: 

Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Store

  1. On the right-side pane, double-click “Turn off the offer to update to the latest version of Windows" option and set its value to "Enabled".

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It will disable the Windows 8.1 free update installation notifications.

Method 2: Using Registry Editor (regedit)

You can do the same thing using Registry Editor instead of Group Policy Editor. Follow the below steps:

  1. Launch RUN dialog box by pressing “WIN+R” and type “regedit” and press “Enter”.
  2. “Registry Editor” gets open.
  3. Go to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsStore

If you don’t find the above key then create it manually.

  1. Choose “WindowsStore” key and in right-side pane, create a new DWORD DisableOSUpgrade and set its value to 1.

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5.       Now, close “Registry Editor” and log off or restart Windows.

Congrats, you have successfully disabled those notifications

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-10-30T05:45:51+00:00

    Please explain how to log on to one drive without changing my computer login. When I open one drive it asks me to log in with a Microsoft account.

    Then it wants me to switch to a Microsoft account for my password. What is the work around.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-10-29T11:47:43+00:00

    You can do that, you don't have to login with your hotmail account at all. Who lied to you and said you did. 8.1, just like the last 30 years, still allows any login you want.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-10-29T05:41:21+00:00

    I also want my login to be different than my Hotmail account. I use the login for my windows phone and feel that the phone is much easier to hack. I feel that sending information across air waves were anyone can intercept is not as secure as a land line. My home computer uses a land line and I have financial information on it.

    like you said

    Fix this and I am sold on Win 8.1

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-10-29T02:28:38+00:00

    "A different user cannot access the same OneDrive Account."

    While that's against the EULA, you can still serve the same purpose by storing the files under a shared common access location (in other words, tell OneDrive to store the files in C:\OneDrive (for an example), and then every user can open that folder to see/use the files).

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-10-28T18:19:10+00:00

    If you don't mind paying for each user Onedrive for business seems to be what you are after. It does have on premise AD integration so there shouldn't be a need for additional cloud services.

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