It will depend on sales of W-10.
If sales are low Microsoft will start attacking Windows 7 and 8 users in some sort of fashion. Probable using Updates to slip little reminders in.
Slowing down Windows 7 Update even more and who know what else.
I fail to see any logic whatsoever in "attacking" Win7/8 users. As if that's going to make any user upgrade any quicker.
Not sure about anyone else out there - but if I see even the slightest threat to my current stable Win 7 environment - I view that as an immediate reason to strike back. With the wallet, tech, reg hacks - whatever it takes.
This type of BS will simply drive me further and further away from any Win 10 upgrade or whatever comes next. I cannot believe that MS fails to realize what this type of behavior is going to do to sales.
Or understand that some (Many?) of us - are currently happy with what we have and have no interest in total OS upheaval - at this moment.
That is not to say we won't come around later - but let us decide when that time is.
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Being one who is always running 3 to 5 years sometimes even more, behind the newest technological shinny thing I see no reson to move off an operating system that's still new to me. I have no desire or need to go to Windows 10 so I won't. Maybe in 3 to 5 years but who knows. This is how I've always been. Those that have the need will change those that don't want to won't unless MS decides to nuke every system not on Windows 10.
I get the idea that MS wants to get everyone on 10 but you can't always get everything you want no matter who or what you are.
Yep This computer I am typing this on started locking up when a USB was plugged in. Tried lots of things, drivers, repair install. Then went back to an image from 4 months ago. Was very careful when I updated it to stop X and data mining files. Also installed Spybot Anti Beacon and GWX Control Panel Monitor, the registry hacks and the group policy settings. Microsoft need to get it into perspective they may have 200 million on 10 (I find that hard to believe) but there are probably 20 Billion on 7.
Because MS broke Windows Update.
There have been quite a few reports of Windows Update using 50%+ CPU and multiple GBs of RAM for hours.
I spent a day and a half trying to get a W7 VM to update.
My main desktop takes ~30 minutes to update.
My media desktop takes several hours to update.
MS has either deliberately broken W7 and/or crippled the update servers.
How can users fix that?
Something to remember.
Most of the time, at least with my computer when doing Windows 7 updates most of the time is spent Searching.
The system is looking for a Microsoft Server that is available to use for Windows 7 updates.
Sometime is takes many minutes and sometimes it takes many hours.
Who would control Microsoft Servers allocation other than Microsoft?
In my opinion Microsoft has put Upgrading and updating to W-10 to a higher priority of their Server allocation.
Therefore putting Windows 7 updates on hind nipple.
No I can't prove it but that is my thought.
I believe it :)
Heck I reset updates with Shawn's option 3 all in one bat :)
Took an hour to search for updates
Deleted everything in my downloads folder I suppose it was way too bloated nearly 5gb's
Along with reverting back to net 4.5.2 and running TFC
Installing now finally
So I'll see if I get another frozen black screen on restart for my trouble
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