Microsoft's Tool Won't Nag You About Windows 10 Updates After July 29

Alright, Microsoft gets it. If you haven't gone for your free upgrade to Windows 10 by now, then it's possible that you just aren't going to. And while the deadline draws near for you to get that free upgrade from Microsoft—July 29!—the company has also confirmed that it's not going to keep harassing you to upgrade if you really, truly don't want to.

In a statement provided to WinBeta, Microsoft notes that it plans to remove the mechanism that pesters you about upgrading should you choose not to do so come July 29.

"Details are still being finalized, but on July 29th the Get Windows 10 app that facilitates the easy upgrade to Windows 10 will be disabled and eventually removed from PCs worldwide. Just as it took time to ramp up and roll out the Get Windows 10 app, it will take time to ramp it down," reads Microsoft's statement.

Of course, that could very well change if Microsoft suddenly feels benevolent and decides to extend its upgrade deadline by some yet-to-be-decided amount of time. And, no, it's unlikely Microsoft will just give you a way to opt out of the upgrade reminders anyway; once the free Windows 10 upgrade goes, so goes the prompt—one that's likely been annoying to deal with in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 if you decided long ago that you don't want Windows 10.

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If you can't wait that long, you could also use one of the many third-party apps that can currently disable the upgrade prompt for you. That, or you can use some of Microsoft's tricks that the company has given IT administrators to block the notifications. You'll have to get a little creative with Microsoft's Group Policy Editor and Windows' Registry, but a little bit of work could give you some welcome relief (until July 29, that is).