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Windows 10 Tried To 'Upgrade' My PC All By Itself!
Something happened to my desktop PC yesterday that concerned me a little. I had put it into sleep mode, left the room, and come back a few minutes later and was surprised that the computer was still on and 'chundering' away to itself.
I looked on the screen to find a Windows 10 box had appeared in the middle, and it said that it was preparing to 'upgrade' my computer to Windows 10 (not sure if 10 counts as an upgrade). So that appears to be the reason for my pc still being on and busy with something.
Having no real knowledge of computers, I panicked and shut my pc down. I then re-started and restored to an earlier date, just in case any changes had been made. I doubt they were, but as I say, my knowledge is limited and I wanted to be on the safe side.
Anyway, can anyone tell me why Win 10 seemed to be interfering with my pc, when there is no chance that I did anything to start the 10 installation process? How can I prevent it happening again?
It seems that Windows is determined to hassle you until you change to 10. I get fed up with having to continually refuse the offer of 10 on the never-ending blue boxes that keep appearing daily on my screen. There is even an icon on the right side of the bottom bar that says 'Get Windows 10' if I hover my mouse over it. Can I stop the Windows 10 blue screens and changes to 10 being forced on me? I'm worried my pc will have been changed when I'm away from my desk but the pc is left on. I'm sticking with what I know (Win7), as I'm familiar with it and it works.