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Can't remove Windows Update symbol in taskbar

I am currently facing a problem which is giving me headaches. After a random amount of time the Windows Update Symbol pops up in the System Tray.  The message of that Icon is saying "Your device is at risk because it's out of date and missing important security and quality updates." However I don't want that Icon to show in the System Tray at all, so the actual user of the image is not tempted to press the Update Button. Updating the System is not an option for me sadly.

I have tried to search the GroupPolicy and the Registry for an entry, which let's me remove that icon. However I was not able to find any solution yet. I hope anyone here has an idea and is able to help me out?

The Windows Version I am running in is:

Windows 10 Pro

Version 1803

Build 17134.165

I've added a screenshot of that icon in here

Thanks in advance!

Hi David_Schulsupport ... is your device activated?
If it is then you can just pause the updates and that should go away.
To pause go to start - settings - update and security - advanced.
From there you can pause the updates

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Hi Sarah,

yes my device is activated. I have everything which has anything to do with the updates already paused in the settings. The updates in general are already turned off by default via the Group Policys on my device. However that icon still appears.

Funny enough I cannot find a pattern, when that icon appears either. Sometime it's there directly after logging in into the system and sometimes it appears after running the system for several hours already.

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Yeah that is odd.
This maybe an issue with a system file being corrupt.
You can try a couple things.

Right click your start button and select Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.
In Command prompt type sfc /scannow and press enter.
Restart the computer.

If that doesn't work then try this,

Right click your start button and select Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.

In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands.
Press Enter key after each command:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Important: When you run this command, DISM uses Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions.
To close the Administrator: Command prompt window, type Exit, and then press Enter.
Restart your computer.

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Thanks for the input so far. I will try those two ideas out today. I'll give feedback if it worked out or not!

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So I did try out both commands. Neither sfc nor dism found any corrupted file or any compability issues. After restarting the computer the icon still appears in the system tray.

Currently I am trying see if there is any service running and responsible for the icon to appear. Any other ideas are more than welcome!

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You could try a repair upgrade.
Link below by Andre on how to do this.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

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Last updated January 20, 2024 Views 1,319 Applies to: