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Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windows 10 upgrade

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Re: Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windows 10 upgrade

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Post by acqq »

Maybe the way to block it is still:

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

    Subkey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
    DWORD value: DisableOSUpgrade = 1
The MSFT decision to perform forced updates is covered, for example, by Extreme Tech, February 2:

"Look out: Microsoft shifts Windows 10 to ‘Recommended’ update, automatic download"

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/222326-look-out-microso...

I still believe they shouldn't have done that and I hope they get sued, heavily. Even if nobody dies, it's not OK. People had fully working computer and some of them wont. I have one such computer, which works on Windows 7 but doesn't on Windows 10.

Re: Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windows 10 upgrade

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Post by erickhill »

This upgrade occurred to my father's Dell laptop, which became hung during the install and essentially "locked" from his standpoint. (He lives in another state and I'm not able to assist his technical needs.)

In any case, he took it to Office Max where he bought it and asked them to fix it. They did: they wiped his hard drive clean and installed Windows 10.

With none of his files.

Aggressive updating of an OS is not always a good thing, even with the best of intentions. It feels more like a desperate attempt to force some people into a world they don't want to be in so Customer Support can have a better time of it (I doubt customer support is having a better time of it right now).

Re: Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windows 10 upgrade

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Post by acqq »

erickhill wrote: post #3

This upgrade occurred to my father's Dell laptop, which became hung during the install and essentially "locked" from his standpoint. (He lives in another state and I'm not able to assist his technical needs.) In any case, he took it to Office Max where he bought it and asked them to fix it. They did: they wiped his hard drive clean and installed Windows 10. With none of his files. Aggressive updating of an OS is not…

I also have a computer that Microsoft "decided" is "upgradeable" even if it's not. I guess they estimated that the total number of such computers is not going to cost them much.

I do hope some class action suit happens. Only big companies install Enterprise versions of Windows, so a lot of users will have problems on the computers that otherwise normally worked. Even some that do very responsible work.

And I hope that EULAs in which we give them our firstborns and become the organ donors are finally going to be burned in courts.

Re: Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windows 10 upgrade

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Post by Someone1234 »

Strangely nobody has ever caught this on video. Just a handful of anonymous people claiming "I totally didn't hit the wrong button in the UI!!"

Now, sure, I'd agree it should be harder to accidentally upgrade your PC. In particular for layman users. But I am generally skeptical that this is any more than just user error until proven otherwise.

I have a Windows 7 PC I use regularly, I too get the upgrade prompts, but it hasn't upgraded itself just as one counterpoint.

Someone needs to catch this on video.

PS - I flagged this article on purpose because I don't consider a random Reddit thread to be a legitimate source.

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