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Post by Avinalaff on Mar 18, 2016 3:58:07 GMT
Microsoft denies Windows 10 is being forced on Windows 7 PCs without asking usersMicrosoft recently changed the Windows 10 upgrade from “optional” to “recommended”, making it one level below the highest “critical” designation within Windows Update, the software update system built into Windows. The change means that if users have Windows update on Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 set to ‘install all recommended updates’, which many will do, the Windows 10 upgrade will automatically download to a user’s computer. But Microsoft insists that Windows 10 will not automatically install without asking for explicit permission. A Microsoft spokesperson said: “We shared in late October on the Windows Blog, we are committed to making it easy for our Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 customers to upgrade to Windows 10. As stated in that post, we have updated the upgrade experience to make it easier for customers to schedule a time for their upgrade to take place. Customers continue to be fully in control of their devices, and can choose to not install the Windows 10 upgrade or remove the upgrade from Windows Update by changing the Windows Update settings.” Microsoft also states that reports that Windows 10 being forced on users are “not accurate” and suggests that users who seeing Windows 10 installed unexpectedly might have pre-selected to upgrade to the new operating system. A Microsoft spokesperson said in a Q&A: “We have updated the upgrade experience for some of our customers, who had previously reserved their upgrade, to schedule a time for their upgrade to take place.” Users may have also have unwittingly clicked or tapped on the ‘accept’ or ‘OK’ button, which user interface elements such as Windows Access Control and the modern trend of extensive permissions and password requests bombarding users with pop-ups demanding action, has trained users to do. Either way, it is catching users unaware, without an obvious warning that significant changes will be made to their computers, and often in the middle of work, leading users to Twitter to vent their frustration.
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Post by Avinalaff on Mar 18, 2016 3:58:28 GMT
Big Brother is coming ..................
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Post by Avinalaff on Mar 18, 2016 4:07:50 GMT
KB3035583 seems to be the update to untick and hide if you don't want it, as that downloads the W10 installer.
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Post by evertonfan1968 on Mar 18, 2016 11:15:20 GMT
When they are giving it away free and including it as recommended updates it sounds like there is a reason.
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Post by 65years on Mar 18, 2016 11:20:52 GMT
When they are giving it away free and including it as recommended updates it sounds like there is a reason. There is. You become bombarded with adverts on anything you go onto on line.
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