Microsoft to users: You'll download Windows 10, and you'll like it

Golden said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

Golden said:

If you believe that, then you will believe anything

Read the EULA the next time you have an hour or three. MSpy admits they are uploading your data from your computer and you have to agree to it to use Win 10. They claim they are only going to use it to ferret out problems (and that's probably true) but what is to keep hackers, governments, etc. from accessing that data?

Then by definition it isn't theft.

By legal definition it isn't theft. Morally is another story. And no matter what definition you want to play semantics with, it is still invasive, a violation of one's privacy, and puts one's data at increased risk for being stolen since MSpy is a far more likely target for hackers and government spying than an individual computer system.

I can see I am going to be busy again with one of my machines. Not booted it for a week or so and just did it to run updates and this is what I find. Not quite as in your face as the last time but never the less inexperienced users would not know how to get out of this mess.

I don't understand this. I have all the patches listed in the document removed from the machine and also group policy set to never download or notify me of updates to Windows 10 yet here it is and I have no idea how to remove the upgrade to TEN. Microsoft this is crazy. Leave my Windows 7 and my machines alone. They are my machines and not yours.

Download this update and then alter group policy as set in the document is the only way to get rid of this now.
I am very angry that I have to mess about so much just to keep Virus 10 off of my machine. I have never had to mess with a virus this hard. 10 is malware, I did not ask for it and I do not want it.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3080351

Indianatone said:

I don't understand this. I have all the patches listed in the document removed from the machine and also group policy set to never download or notify me of updates to Windows 10 yet here it is and I have no idea how to remove the upgrade to TEN. Microsoft this is crazy. Leave my Windows 7 and my machines alone. They are my machines and not yours.

That is really weird. You checked the Widows Installed list and KB3035583 is definitely not there ?

I have read that the registry can get reset by MS for the upgrade - it is still as you set it?

Microsoft Admits It Tried to Install Windows 10 on Windows 7/8 Without Users Knowing About It - Softpedia

W10 installs in the background - but all fixed now. Another mistake they knew nothing about!

Brds7t7 said:

As I said, I don't hate 10, I can see the appeal. But for me... No thanks, I'm perfectly happy with 7. It does everything I need and more.

Vocalpoint said:

My number one issue with Win 10 is that I cannot find a single thing (from an actual work/audio workflow perspective) that warrants the hassle of an upgrade. There is not a feature there that has interest to me.

Agreed.
IMO, it's not as good as W7 or XP.

Here is my Windows OS ranking:

1. W7 - only has some minor annoyances
2. XP - once I swapped to FF from IE6 it only had some minor annoyances
3. W10 - more annoying than W7 or XP
4. Vista - more annoying than W7 or XP
5. W98 - spent a lot of time fixing malware issues
6. W8 series - most annoying version(s) of Windows

Barman58 said:

So, an update that is optional, (based on whether you are running a HP laptop or not), is sent out to all systems, what's wrong with that?

I'm sure if Microsoft checked to see what exact laptop you are using in order to only send to those using applicable laptops, we would not be inundated by irate users whining about another invasion of privacy, either users want to decide what is installed on their system or not.

If it just downloads all updates anyway, why does Windows Update spend 5 - 10 minutes churning before it starts downloading the Patch Tuesday updates?

Golden said:

Then by definition it isn't theft.

They are only copying it so it isn't theft?
Tell that to the BSAA, MPAA, RIAA, etc.

Painter said:

Indianatone said:

I don't understand this. I have all the patches listed in the document removed from the machine and also group policy set to never download or notify me of updates to Windows 10 yet here it is and I have no idea how to remove the upgrade to TEN. Microsoft this is crazy. Leave my Windows 7 and my machines alone. They are my machines and not yours.

That is really weird. You checked the Widows Installed list and KB3035583 is definitely not there ?

I have read that the registry can get reset by MS for the upgrade - it is still as you set it?

Microsoft Admits It Tried to Install Windows 10 on Windows 7/8 Without Users Knowing About It - Softpedia

W10 installs in the background - but all fixed now. Another mistake they knew nothing about!

None of the updates listed in my document are on any of my machines. The registry setting was over ridden for the second time. This time I have applied the update 3065987
and the group policy setting.

Yep
Might just show the best way to not upgrade is to catch all the updates before they install :/

If I hadn't just done a install on my new build and still did not or have not gotten any signs of win-10 being offered as you have repeatedly been offered I wouldn't of believed it

Still no sign on my 6-7 y.o. Acer either which again none of the 10 updates ever installed so they were never removed
You can never rule out a corrupt user account

ThrashZone said:

Yep
Might just show the best way to not upgrade is to catch all the updates before they install :/

If I hadn't just done a install on my new build and still did not or have not gotten any signs of win-10 being offered as you have repeatedly been offered I wouldn't of believed it

Still no sign on my 6-7 y.o. Acer either which again none of the 10 updates ever installed so they were never removed
You can never rule out a corrupt user account

It is a different OS this time than the last time so user account is not it I'm afraid. One thing is for sure everyone who wants to keep 7 on their machine has to be EXTREMELY VIGILANT to say the least. Take regular back ups and research every patch. I am seriously considering setting updates to off and check manually.

We've already went through the settings :)

Manually checking for updates well that note on the bottom of the settings page should be noticed
I do not manually check for updates they come or not I'm not worried about that
And yes they do show up by themselves.

Must be all those v-m's M$ knows you want it