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
    2014-10-28T18:01:27+00:00

    Additionally, OneDrive on Win 8.1 does not allow a common login to the application, while allowing each user to have a unique login to their own machine.  OneDrive on Win8.1 requires a user be logged into their machine with their MS Account.  A different user cannot access the same OneDrive account.  Having multiple users, with their unique machine logins, being able to access the same OneDrive account, is the cornerstone of file ownership across multiple machines.

    Fix this and I am sold on Win8.1.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-10-28T17:22:55+00:00

    I too cannot see why anyone would not want to update to Windows 8.1

    We have 2 business critical apps that do not work on 8.1 (even using compatibility mode) the apps do run but no text gets rendered on the screen which makes them useless. The vendors are aware of the issue and are working on patches. But until that happens, we positively do not want to be upgrading from 8 to 8.1 until the vendor patches their software.  

    As MVPs I'd expect you to already know that scenario has the potential of existing,

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-09T21:24:48+00:00

    Sorry you had trouble on your system. Post the error message you got when installing 8.1 and well help you get it fixed up.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-09-09T21:02:31+00:00

    Because my laptop is not compatable for 8.1..The headache of making it works with windows 8 has been much more than enough.  Windows 8.1 DID NOT WORK!!!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-09-09T17:51:34+00:00

    Depends what you mean by "access".  There's been no changes, it works the same way that OneDrive (SkyDrive) has always worked.  In other words, it still has the requirement that offline access is only possible if the sync engine (the icon by the clock) is logged-in using the account that owns the files.

    But if they just want to access it at OneDrive.com, they don't need the password for the account that owns the files, they can just click the "shared with me" and see all the files you've shared.

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