How to Stop Windows 10 End of Service Notifications
Microsoft has recently announced that Windows 10 will reach its End of Service (EOS) on October 14, 2025. As a result, everyone is now being bombarded with notifications prompting to upgrade to Windows 11. But! if you wish to stop these notifications, this guide has quite a few methods to disable these annoying Windows 10 End of Service notifications.
How to Stop Windows 10 End of Service Notifications
This is the quickest and easiest way to disable the super annoying End of Service notifications on Windows 10.
- Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
- Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Notify
- If the Notify key does not exist, right-click on WindowsUpdate, select New > Key, and name it Notify.
- Inside the Notify key, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value named DiscontinueEOS.
- Set its value to 1.
- Close the Registry Editor and restart your PC for the changes to take effect.
Disable Scheduled Tasks
Windows triggers EOS notifications through scheduled tasks. You can disable them as follows:
- Press Win + S, type Task Scheduler, and open it.
- Navigate to:
Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Setup
- Locate and disable the following tasks:
EOSNotify
EOSNotify2
Oobeupdater
- Right-click each task and select Disable.
- Restart your system to apply changes.
Use PowerShell to Block Notification Services
For advanced users, PowerShell provides a quick way to disable these notifications.
- Open PowerShell as Administrator.
- Run the following command to disable EOSNotify tasks:
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "EOSNotify*" | Disable-ScheduledTask
- To disable GWX (Get Windows 10) and related notifications, run:
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "GWX*" | Disable-ScheduledTask
- Close PowerShell and restart your computer.
Important
While disabling these notifications prevents reminders about Windows 10’s EOS, it does not affect system updates or security patches unless you manually disable Windows Update. We strongly recommend either opting for Microsoft’s Windows 10 extended support or upgrading to a newer version of Windows for continued updates and security.
Will disabling the Windows 10 End of Service notification affect my system updates? No, disabling these notifications only stops the alerts. Windows Update will continue functioning normally unless you manually disable it.
Can I re-enable the Windows 10 End of Service notification later? Yes, you can re-enable notifications by:
- Reverting the registry changes (setting DiscontinueEOS to 0 or deleting it)
- Re-enabling the scheduled tasks in Task Scheduler
- Running the following PowerShell command:
Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "EOSNotify*" | Enable-ScheduledTask