How to Block KB4493132, the Windows 7 Update Bringing EOL Notifications

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How to Block KB4493132, the Windows 7 Update Bringing EOL Notifications

 

With the Windows 7 support coming to an end in January 2020, Microsoft is trying to make everyone aware that sticking with this operating system basically exposes their data to hackers.

 

And while this is more or less true, running an unsupported Windows version isn’t really the best idea for a wide variety of reasons, including here the lack of fixes for bugs that you occasionally come across.

One way to prepare the world for the Windows 7 end-of-life is a desktop warning that users still running this particular OS version would start seeing when logging in.

Microsoft says it will provide users with full control over these notifications, despite the fact that it’s pretty clear some users might not like them at all. The good news, however, is that the warnings would be powered by an update that Microsoft has already shipped and which is available in Windows Update as KB4493132.

This particular update is pushed to all Windows 7 Service Pack computers and does not require a system reboot, so the chances are that it’s already there on your PC.

However, users who want to block these notifications from showing up completely can simply remove the update and prevent it from installing once again. And doing this is by no means difficult.
 

 

 

First and foremost, what you need to do is to check Windows Update to see if KB4493132 is already installed on your device. If it is, you first need to remove the update and only then hide it. If it’s not, simply hiding the update does the trick.

To determine whether the update has already been downloaded but still pending an install, you need to head over to Windows Update and then click the hyperlink pointing to the updates that you can install.

In short, the path that you need to follow to see if the updates are installed or not is this:

Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Update > Update link > Select Updates to Install

If KB4493132 has already been downloaded and is pending the install, you should find it in this list, so simply right-click the update and then click the option that reads Hide update.

On the other hand, if the update is already installed, you first need to remove it and then hide it using the steps mentioned above once it’s being reoffered to your device. To remove the update, this is the path that you need to follow:

Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Update > Update link > View update history
Look for KB4493132 in the list, right-click it and then uninstall the update. When checking for updates once again, it should be reoffered to your device, so you can hide it once and for all.

Needless to say, KB4493132 is an update to avoid if you don’t want the notifications to show up on your Windows 7 desktop. But on the other hand, Microsoft guarantees these warnings would by no means be intrusive, and they would come with an option to hide them. And once you block them, they should go away completely, Microsoft says.

We’ll see how everything works starting with April when Microsoft begins showing these Windows 7 end-of-support notifications on our desktops.

The support for Windows 7 is projected to end in January next year, so those who are still running the 2009 operating system only have a few more months to switch to a newer Windows version. Obviously, Microsoft’s recommended choice is Windows 10, and information on how to install it will be included in the warnings showing up on your desktop.

 

 

 

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https://www.ghacks.net/2019/03/20/if-you-dont-want-end-of-support-notifications-on-windows-10-block-kb4493132/