Remove "Get Windows 10" App Icon from Taskbar

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This is the way to get rid of "Get Windows 10" Icon from Taskbar. A small Windows Icon which helps to reserve the copy of Windows 10 for free will be at right end corner of taskbar. But there are some people who don't want to make an upgrade or the machine is not compatible with latest version of Windows. So, this icon at the taskbar may annoys them and here is the procedure to get rid of Get Windows 10 icon from the taskbar in Windows 8.1 machine.

First one, open control panel and switch to "Small Icons" and then select "Notification Area Icons" then change GWX behaviour to "Hide Icons and Notifications".

Second one, open TaskManager and move to "Details" Tab. Here do search for GWX and end the task. This will remove the icon from the taskbar.

Third option is uninstalling the update. Open Control Panel and then switch the view to Category and then select "Uninstall a Program". Now here click on "View Installed Updates" and then search for the update file named KB3035583. You can uninstall this update file to get rid of "Get Windows 10" icon from Taskbar.

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Remove 'Get Windows 10' Icon from Taskbar