tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post947339607805588543..comments2024-01-04T12:07:18.991-08:00Comments on Ultimate Outsider: GWX Control Panel Troubleshooting GuideUltimate Outsiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-30199951411945123002016-08-07T21:16:16.858-07:002016-08-07T21:16:16.858-07:00@Robert - What browser are you using? I just now a...@Robert - What browser are you using? I just now attempted to download both the standalone and the installer from the <a href="http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/" rel="nofollow">official download site</a> and both worked on Firefox and internet explorer...Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-39078285739836103182016-08-07T04:53:53.956-07:002016-08-07T04:53:53.956-07:007 Aug 2016: currently using ver. 1.7.4.1
Attempts ...7 Aug 2016: currently using ver. 1.7.4.1<br />Attempts to download latest version of GWX Control Panel fail with error 12031.<br />Pausing Kaspersky antiviral/firewall protection had no effect.<br /><br />Any suggestions.<br /><br />Dr J<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556839736373156487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-50585981305135976332016-04-22T12:29:35.815-07:002016-04-22T12:29:35.815-07:00@Art - LOTS of Windows 7 users have been experienc...@Art - LOTS of Windows 7 users have been experiencing extremely bad performance with Windows Update lately. Please see this InfoWorld article on how to speed it up. It worked for me: http://www.infoworld.com/article/3058260/microsoft-windows/heres-how-to-significantly-speed-up-windows-7-scans-for-updates.htmlUltimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-82266421053084246362016-04-22T10:55:22.794-07:002016-04-22T10:55:22.794-07:00I installed GWX on 26 March. I want to update my...I installed GWX on 26 March. I want to update my system (Win 7) for usual security updates. I selected the updates as none of them looked suspicious and asked for the updates to start but all I get is "Preparing to Install" which has been on the computer for hours and never changes. I looked on Task Manager and that says Windows update 1580k memory, but no CPU activity.<br />I re-started the computer and also restarted Window Update but still nothing after several hours.<br />I know you said it could be slow after protecting your computer as the cache has been cleared, but it is just doing nothing, so what do I do now?<br />n.B. I am not much of an expert at computers, so please explain simply.<br />Thanks, <br />Art<br />222 April 16Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296301765939164761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-11468114940052418532016-04-06T22:05:51.181-07:002016-04-06T22:05:51.181-07:00@ebookreader4ever - My program doesn't do anyt...@ebookreader4ever - My program doesn't do anything in any browsers, and I actually can't even imagine what you could be experiencing. Can you show a screenshot of what you're talking about, or can you at least describe what you're seeing and when you see it?<br />Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-20992526976656647962016-04-06T19:36:22.323-07:002016-04-06T19:36:22.323-07:00I really dislike your program auto loading its hom...I really dislike your program auto loading its homepage in my browser. Short of uninstalling it, how do I stop your program from hijacking my browser page?ebookreader4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270008655106318953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-30669585250957950852016-03-24T14:11:54.051-07:002016-03-24T14:11:54.051-07:00OK I sent the diagnostic report and screenshot. I ...OK I sent the diagnostic report and screenshot. I cannot get rid of the "yes" in "Are windows 10 upgrades allowed"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729067141536597920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-14972623348663064322016-03-24T12:43:59.929-07:002016-03-24T12:43:59.929-07:00@Mike - Please send me your "save diagnostic ...@Mike - Please send me your "save diagnostic info" report. This is a menu option you can get by right-clicking the program's title bar or the monitor mode icon in your notification area. I'm not quite visualizing what you're describing but that log will help. My email address is at the top of the generated report.Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-48373850752745688332016-03-22T08:13:41.388-07:002016-03-22T08:13:41.388-07:00I've been running monitor mode for some time, ...I've been running monitor mode for some time, then a couple of days ago I get a popup, and see that my "Are Windows 10 Upgrades allowed" has switched to "yes". Clicking on "Prevent Windows 10 Upgrades" has no effect on this. <br />Everything else is where I want it to be e.g. got rid of the app and download folders.<br />Is this something new? Can I fix it? is it even a problem?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729067141536597920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-88697036280441268712016-03-12T07:12:14.361-08:002016-03-12T07:12:14.361-08:00I downloaded GWX control Panel and removed windows...I downloaded GWX control Panel and removed windows 10 files.The icon showing windows 10 upgrade disappeared but I still get 'Restart your computer to finish installing important update" message and has to postpone it for every 4 hours.And in "Update History" I still get KB 3035583 as successful.Does that mean that file is still there??But it is not there in "View installed updates".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552379254013311051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-53390980535718064872016-02-20T14:42:39.698-08:002016-02-20T14:42:39.698-08:00Just this week I've got into installing operat...Just this week I've got into installing operating systems from thumb drives. After trying half a dozen usb image makers I've settled on 'Rufus' http://rufus.akeo.ie. As a Windows app, I run it in Windows 7. Three times when I've started it, GWX Control Panel alerts on "Windows 10 files or settings detected'. The icon throbs until the interface is brought up, at which point - with all fields negative for said detections - it stops. Close and open 'Rufus' again and there is no FP; but stop and restart <i>GWX Control Panel</i> then close and open 'Rufus' again, and it FP's again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-82328233956486299492016-02-05T08:26:42.463-08:002016-02-05T08:26:42.463-08:00@Juergen - Yes, GWX Control Panel has used Disable...@Juergen - Yes, GWX Control Panel has used DisableOSUpgrade since version 1.2 and DisableGWX since version 1.0. :)Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-51473341316108439152016-02-05T08:06:49.422-08:002016-02-05T08:06:49.422-08:00Oh sorry, the wrong one.
Subkey: HKLM\Software\P...Oh sorry, the wrong one.<br /><br /><br />Subkey: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx<br />DWORD value: DisableGwx = 1<br /><br />This one!<br /><br />:-)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-52736504009176432012016-02-05T08:05:35.601-08:002016-02-05T08:05:35.601-08:00Have you heard about the new registry entry?
Subk...Have you heard about the new registry entry?<br /><br />Subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate<br />DWORD value: DisableOSUpgrade = 1<br /><br />See here:<br />https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3080351<br /><br />Greetings<br />H. J. WernerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-59758739868774766482016-02-05T07:17:09.122-08:002016-02-05T07:17:09.122-08:00@Joe - Those patches you mentioned do not (as far ...@Joe - Those patches you mentioned do not (as far as I know) cause any Windows 10-related symptoms or behaviors that are <i>actually visible</i> to end users. The purpose of GWX Control Panel was to let users control and fix visible Windows 10 problems like removing the "Get Windows 10" icon, blocking Windows 10 upgrades, deleting hidden Win 10 download folders, restoring the Windows Update control panel to normal behavior, etc. So at least for the moment, the program doesn't think in terms of "which Windows Update patches are currently installed?" as it does "which settings and files that cause known Windows 10 problems are present?"<br /><br />You can check out the "What it does and how it works" section <a href="http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html" rel="nofollow">of the user guide</a> for a detailed list of everything my program does and doesn't do. If either of the two KB patches you mention is found to actually cause real user-facing problems, then I'll update my program will deal with them.<br /><br />All of the above said, the next version <i>will</i> include optional logic that addresses some of the more nebulous updates like KB3213862, but I will continue to honor end user Windows Update settings.Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-45081027291030671002016-02-05T05:22:17.528-08:002016-02-05T05:22:17.528-08:00Hi. I installed GWX on a Windows 8.1 laptop and ma...Hi. I installed GWX on a Windows 8.1 laptop and made the proper changes with it (I think)... "No traces of the Get Windows 10 app, Windows 10 upgrade settings, or Windows 10 installation files found. You appear to be safe!"<br /><br />I then ran Windows Update and yet it shows KB3123862 and KB2976978 available for download which I believe are related to Windows 10 updates.<br /><br />I thought GWX was suppose to deal with that issue and prevent those updates and other updates tied to Windows 10 from appearing? I still had to select these updates and hide them manually. So, I don't see what the point of GWX is if I still have to research these KB's and manually hide them. Please fill me in on this.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166606032987764749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-74114360419400257572016-01-15T08:56:51.776-08:002016-01-15T08:56:51.776-08:00@m04f04m - The problem is that Microsoft keeps rel...@m04f04m - The problem is that Microsoft keeps releasing new versions of these updates with the same name. When this happens, Windows Update treats each new version like it's a brand new update that needs to be installed, despite having the same name, and you have to re-hide every new version that pops up. (Another side effect is that these re-issues will install on top of existing versions of themselves, but you can only uninstall the most recently installed version. This ends up "baking" the earlier version of the patch into your Windows image; uninstalling the most recent patch just rolls you back to the earlier version now.)Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-68227313103373464372016-01-15T07:31:45.556-08:002016-01-15T07:31:45.556-08:00@m04f04m - If you let KB3035583 install but then u...@m04f04m - If you let KB3035583 install but then use the "Delete Windows 10 Programs" feature of GWX Control Panel, this will at least keep the patch from re-appearing on your system until the next time Microsoft pushes an update to the patch. If you actually uninstall the patch, it will show right back up in Windows Update and install eventually unless you explicitly hide it first.Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-57607422258633335082016-01-15T05:13:52.741-08:002016-01-15T05:13:52.741-08:00@donthuis - Yes, that Microsoft article has been a...@donthuis - Yes, that Microsoft article has been around for several months, but until this week half of it was simply wrong. They finally fixed it once they announced their plans to force the Get Windows 10 app on small businesses. GWX Control Panel was already doing everything in their current/correct instructions since version 1.3, though- and my recent versions of course do a lot more!Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-44984071265250976062016-01-15T02:14:36.963-08:002016-01-15T02:14:36.963-08:00It seems at least on the January Patch Tuesday MS ...It seems at least on the January Patch Tuesday MS did not pull any new tricks on Win7 users. KB3035583 was uninstalled and hidden earlier twice by me, this time it stayed away. BTW MS published an extensive list of recipes for blocking their own Windows10 actions for good. After looking through these complicated type of "IT admin" actions and scripts, I can only conclude the GWX Control panel does the very same job for you!<br /><br />Let's see what happens in February, my suspicion is not gone yet.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060704726291551490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-32323382097264078352016-01-03T21:45:09.121-08:002016-01-03T21:45:09.121-08:00@Mark - It's a good suggestion and something I...@Mark - It's a good suggestion and something I've been thinking about for a while. I'm either going to put something like that together soon or point folks to a trusted source for that info.Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-74547054814493116062016-01-03T20:22:52.416-08:002016-01-03T20:22:52.416-08:00Alright, I'll take a look here soon! I did wan...Alright, I'll take a look here soon! I did want to make a suggestion though, for people like me. Would it be possible to create a list detailing all of the particular patches having to do with W10? I noticed that Tom up there said that he purposefully didn't select KB112343 due to it being Windows 10 related. I'm well aware that there are probably hundreds of sites out there that already do this, but with a program like yours - which I consider vital - I thought it couldn't hurt to ask!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845061366048366285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-61265702263881117462016-01-03T01:07:57.488-08:002016-01-03T01:07:57.488-08:00@Mark - Monitor Mode is completely optional and el...@Mark - Monitor Mode is completely optional and elective. (And it doesn't <i>cause</i> any problems. I just learned of- and fixed- some confusing behavior with it that only affected users with particular kinds of configurations that I didn't originally anticipate when writing the program.) I finally updated <a href="http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html" rel="nofollow">the user guide</a> for the latest version. There is a Release Notes section that lists every single feature and enhancement added since version 1.3. Have a look at that to help decide whether you think you'd benefit from the newer version.Ultimate Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247608053632633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-60662606457970848732016-01-02T23:12:55.540-08:002016-01-02T23:12:55.540-08:00The version that have downloaded shows as 1.3.0.0....The version that have downloaded shows as 1.3.0.0. It seems simple enough. If I haven't had any problems since initially downloading this, would you suggest leaving it as is? Granted I also haven't installed any Windows updates in a while, so... I don't know. I'm not as tech savvy as I'd like to be, so I don't really know what all I'd be getting into if I upgraded to the latest version of GWX. It seems like this "Monitor Mode" might cause some issues. What exactly does it do, and is there a way to make sure that it isn't turned on? Do forgive me if I'm missing the obvious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845061366048366285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399960513082382706.post-18325120994997502152015-12-27T02:52:37.493-08:002015-12-27T02:52:37.493-08:00Hi, I installed GWX Control Panel a few days ago a...Hi, I installed GWX Control Panel a few days ago and disabled the "Get Windows 10 App" and disabled Windows 10 Operating System Upgrades. <br /><br />I did Windows 7 updates yesterday and de-selected KB112343 since it was a Windows 10 related, then re-started my PC. Everything was OK. <br /><br />Then today I manually did Windows Update (I have it set to not download or install automatically) and installed KB 112343. <br /><br />When Windows 7 re-started It gave me an error window saying it couldn't find the Desktop location, the Desktop was in classic display mode, all of my Desktop icons were gone, and I couldn't find Windows Explorer in All Programs Accessories. <br /><br />To troubleshoot, I manually found the GWX Control Panel .exe, launched it, and toggled the options I had selected previously. I then rebooted. Everything was back to normal. I then launched GWX Control Panel using the desktop icon and re-toggled the selections again, re-started and everything was OK. <br /><br />Just a weird occurrence that I thought you and other users should be aware of.Te777https://www.blogger.com/profile/05450540456314961696noreply@blogger.com