Mine just came through along with five optional updates. One of the updates was for *&^%$ Silverlight. Why on Earth can't MS get it through their thick skulls that I don't need and, thus, do not want it the blasted thing. Two of the remaining four are related to spying and Win10 upgrade prep (forget those!), one is a time zone update for DST in other countries (I'll install it if and when I travel to another country, especially after the time zone update fiascos in the past) and the remaining one addresses a memory leak (which I will download and install Saturday, along with the important update, since I am having a problem with an elusive memory leak).

LF:

I'm guessing I got notified for the same 5 as you did.

Do you figure the "telemetry" related ones are for Win 10; specifically (in my case at least) 3075249 and 3080149?

ignatzatsonic said:

LF:

I'm guessing I got notified for the same 5 as you did.

Do you figure the "telemetry" related ones are for Win 10; specifically (in my case at least) 3075249 and 3080149?

Yup!

Lady Fitzgerald said:

Mine just came through along with five optional updates. One of the updates was for *&^%$ Silverlight. Why on Earth can't MS get it through their thick skulls that I don't need and, thus, do not want it the blasted thing...

Since I posted this, I have hidden the *&^%$#@! Silverlight update six times. Each time, about five minutes or so after I hide the blasted thing, I get it back! MS is really ticking me off!

3075249: "Update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7".

You gotta love how they name exe files. I'd assume "bendover.exe" is in the planning stages.

I'm not seeing the Silverlight critter.

ignatzatsonic said:

LF:

I'm guessing I got notified for the same 5 as you did.

Do you figure the "telemetry" related ones are for Win 10; specifically (in my case at least) 3075249 and 3080149?

Yeah, I got them too. MS can go to blazes with their telemetry. Did not install those.

Windows 10 is loaded with that stuff. Now MS wants to do it to W8.1 and W7.

Anybody do any sniffing on what those updates do?

ignatzatsonic said:

...I'd assume "bendover.exe" is in the planning stages...

Planning stages? heck, we already have been getting it; they just gave it different names, such as Win 10.

Now the Windows update icon has disappeared. I'm going back to bed and Microsoft can go to...no, must be nice...

I installed them all. If MS want's to waste their time spying on me so be it! I'm sure they have better things to do!