{"id":43074,"date":"2015-04-19T12:34:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T09:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/?page_id=43074"},"modified":"2019-03-22T17:51:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T14:51:46","slug":"what-is-gwx-gwx-exe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/what-is-gwx-gwx-exe","title":{"rendered":"What is c:\\Windows\\System32\\GWX\\GWX.exe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertAbove\" style=\"padding: 0px;\"><\/div><h1>Hot to fix GWX.exe problem?<\/h1>\n<p>GWX.exe is not a virus. It is a part of Microsoft advertising program: <strong>Get Windows 10<\/strong>!<br \/>\nYou can fix &#8220;GWX ads&#8221; problem using our small utility: <strong>GWX Stopper<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong>GWX Stopper is free of charge!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Download GWX Stopper\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greatis.com\/stop-gwx-from-startup.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Download GWX Stopper. Free. No adware. No spyware.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatis.com\/stop-gwx-from-startup.zip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/pics\/download-red.gif\" alt=\"Download GWX Stopper\" width=\"300\" height=\"83\" border=\"no\" \/><\/a><\/p><div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertMiddle\"><\/div>\n<p>Last update: March 22 2019<br \/>\nGWX Stopper version: 3.3.<br \/>\n<strong>Disabled Windows 7 End of Service screen (EOSNotify.EXE) during startup.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Disabled Windows End of Support screen (SIPNOTIFY.EXE after KB4493132) during startup.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Added protection against GWX executing<\/strong>.<br \/>\nGWX Stopper always blocks GWX and other related processes from running.<br \/>\nAdded policy blocking auto OS upgrade.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.softpedia.com\/blog\/gwx-stopper-3-0-released-to-make-forced-windows-10-upgrades-impossible-504866.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GWX Stopper 3.1 Released to Make Forced Windows 10 Upgrades Impossible!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why GWX Stopper is better than GWX Control Panel or Never10?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0 GWX Control Panel uses real-time monitoring against GWX.<br \/>\nIt takes the computer resources and it is not a bulletproof solution.<br \/>\nYou get rid of GWX, but got the GCP.<br \/>\n<strong> GWX Stopper does not use real-time monitoring.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt does not consume additional resources.<br \/>\nGWX Stopper sets a trap for all GWX related processes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If GWX.EXE executes, you will see GWX Stopper window instead of GWX.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2) Never10 relies on Microsoft policy preventing GWX. But it is not good because Microsoft may change &#8220;games rules&#8221; in any moment. It does not fix GWX tasks and background working.<br \/>\nGWX may still work without displaying something.<br \/>\n<strong>GWX Stopper completely protects you against running GWX<\/strong> and it removes GWX background working too.<\/p>\n<p>GWX Stopper is lightweight and simple in use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Download GWX Stopper\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greatis.com\/stop-gwx-from-startup.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Download GWX Stopper Installer<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/gwx-stopper-portable.zip\">Download GWX Stopper Portable<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/pics\/gwxstopper.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/pics\/gwxstopper.png\" alt=\"GWX Stopper 3.3\" width=\"540\" height=\"521\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--\n\n\n<h3>How to Disable the Windows 10 (GWX) system tray icon in 3 simple steps (Video):\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xTL9QkGJhlk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n\n\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xTL9QkGJhlk\">Download GWX Stopper 0.4 Mb<\/a><\/strong>\n--><br \/>\nNote!<br \/>\n<strong>GWX Stopper is a registered trademark of Greatis Software LLC.<\/strong><br \/>\nGWX Stopper is not related and never been related to GWX Control Panel.<\/p>\n<h3>GWX &#8211; Full Story<\/h3>\n<h6>Last updated August 5 2015.<\/h6>\n<p><strong>GWX location:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>C:\\Windows\\System32\\GWX\\GWX.exe<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43161\" style=\"width: 662px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gwx-exe-folder.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43161\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43161\" src=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gwx-exe-folder.jpg\" alt=\"gwx-exe-folder\" width=\"652\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gwx-exe-folder.jpg 652w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gwx-exe-folder-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">gwx-exe-folder<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Usually this file is created on the Windows 7\/8\/8.1 systems after installing Microsoft updates: KB 3035583.<\/p>\n<p>GWX.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Windows).<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>File name<\/th>\n<th>File version<\/th>\n<th>File size<\/th>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<th>Platform<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Config.xml<\/td>\n<td>Not applicable<\/td>\n<td>17,504<\/td>\n<td>17-Mar-2015<\/td>\n<td>22:24<\/td>\n<td>Not applicable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gwxgc.exe<\/td>\n<td>6.3.9600.17738<\/td>\n<td>16,896<\/td>\n<td>25-Mar-2015<\/td>\n<td>02:59<\/td>\n<td>x86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gwx.exe<\/td>\n<td>6.3.9600.17738<\/td>\n<td>392,704<\/td>\n<td>25-Mar-2015<\/td>\n<td>02:59<\/td>\n<td>x86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gwxconfigmanager.exe<\/td>\n<td>6.3.9600.17738<\/td>\n<td>496,128<\/td>\n<td>25-Mar-2015<\/td>\n<td>02:59<\/td>\n<td>x86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gwxui.dll<\/td>\n<td>6.3.9600.17738<\/td>\n<td>416,768<\/td>\n<td>25-Mar-2015<\/td>\n<td>03:00<\/td>\n<td>x86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gwxux.exe<\/td>\n<td>6.3.9600.17738<\/td>\n<td>337,408<\/td>\n<td>25-Mar-2015<\/td>\n<td>02:59<\/td>\n<td>x86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gwxuxworker.exe<\/td>\n<td>1.0.0.1<\/td>\n<td>295,696<\/td>\n<td>24-Mar-2015<\/td>\n<td>22:16<\/td>\n<td>x86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>GWX.exe can cause the following errors\/problems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0x800705aa &#8211; ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES<\/li>\n<li>0x80070002 &#8211; ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND<\/li>\n<li>hard drive consumption<\/li>\n<li>slow Windows boot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GWX.exe enables additional capabilities for Windows Update .<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/3035583<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43075\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gwx.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43075\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43075\" src=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gwx.jpg\" alt=\"GWX.exe\" width=\"870\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gwx.jpg 870w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gwx-300x75.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GWX.exe<\/p><\/div>\n<p>G.W.X. (gwx.exe) may be translated as Get Windows X (10) .<\/p>\n<p>If the update is not listed in the installed Windows updates, use the Disk Cleanup Wizard as described in the article: <a title=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/2852386\" href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/2852386\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/2852386<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/uninstall-update.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43163\" src=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/uninstall-update.jpg\" alt=\"uninstall-update\" width=\"586\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/uninstall-update.jpg 586w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/uninstall-update-300x118.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h4>GWX error messages in the Event log:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Error message: GWX Main: App failed to start hresult: The system cannot find the file specified.<\/li>\n<li>Error message: GWX CompatLib: Failed to retrieve CEIP markers. hresult: The system cannot find the file specified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>GWX information messages:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Information message: GWX Main: Launched by task<\/li>\n<li>Information message: GWX Main: Launched for tray startup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seems like GWX will <strong>display Windows 10 advertising windows<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Information from config.xml:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">&lt;GlobalAdTimeOut&gt;30&lt;\/GlobalAdTimeOut&gt;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">&lt;OnlineAdUrl&gt;https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?LinkID=526874<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">&lt;AdWindowSizes&gt;<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; min-height: 15px; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;S&gt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\"> &lt;x&gt;350&lt;\/x&gt;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\"> &lt;y&gt;160&lt;\/y&gt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;\/S&gt;<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; min-height: 15px; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;M&gt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\"> &lt;x&gt;320&lt;\/x&gt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0 &lt;y&gt;210&lt;\/y&gt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;\/M&gt;<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; min-height: 15px; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;L&gt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\"> &lt;x&gt;480&lt;\/x&gt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\"> &lt;y&gt;320&lt;\/y&gt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;\/L&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ads-windows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43162\" src=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ads-windows.jpg\" alt=\"ads-windows\" width=\"268\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ads-windows.jpg 268w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ads-windows-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGWX displays a tray icon regarding of a Windows phase.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">&lt;Phases&gt;<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; min-height: 15px; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;Phase name=&#8221;None&#8221;&gt;<br \/>\n&lt;TrayIcon&gt;false&lt;\/TrayIcon&gt;<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; min-height: 15px; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;Advertisement&gt;false&lt;\/Advertisement&gt;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>&lt;Phase name=&#8221;AnticipationUX&#8221;&gt;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;Phase name=&#8221;Reservation&#8221;&gt;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;Phase name=&#8221;RTM&#8221;&gt;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Courier, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; 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display: inline ! important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &lt;Advertisement&gt;true&lt;\/Advertisement&gt;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ads windows will not be displayed<\/strong> in the phases:<br \/>\nUpgradeDetected, UpgradeDownloadInProgress, UpgradeDownloaded, UpgradeReadyToInstall, UpgradeReadySetupInProgress, UpgradeSetupCompatBlock, UpgradeSetupRolledBack, UPgradeSetupFailed, UpgradeSetupComplete.<\/p>\n<p>More info:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What is GWXConfiManager?\" href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/windows-update-3\/gwxconfigmanager-exe.htm\" target=\"_blank\">GWXConfigmanager.exe<\/a><\/span>?<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What is GWXUX.EXE?\" href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-malware\/gwxux-exe.htm\" target=\"_blank\">What is GWXUX.EXE?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What is GWXUXWORKER.EXE?\" href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-malware\/gwxuxworker-exe.htm\" target=\"_blank\">What is GWXUXWORKER.EXE?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>How to upgrade to Windows 10 without using GWX?<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Windows 10 upgrade tool\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-10\/media-creation-tool-install\">Download Microsoft Media Creation Tool<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This tool has 2 options: setup a new system or upgrade current.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>How to easily remove GWX problem?<\/h1>\n<p>I suggest you to remove GWX from Windows startup.<br \/>\nI wrote a simple <strong>free utility to disable GWX<\/strong> scheduling tasks.<br \/>\nIt does not delete any files from your computer.<br \/>\n<strong>No adware\/spyware.<\/strong><br \/>\nUse it on your own risk!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Download GWX Stopper\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greatis.com\/stop-gwx-from-startup.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Download GWX Stopper. 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