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Microsoft Is Downloading 6GB of Windows 10 Updates Without User’s Consent

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Re: Microsoft Is Downloading 6GB of Windows 10 Updates Without User’s Consent

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Post by MLR »

robrobrob wrote: post #16
rubidium wrote: post #14

Headline is misleading. They do have consent. This is one reason I don't allow automatic updates. MS statement: "For individuals who have chosen to receive automatic updates through Windows Update, we help upgradable devices get ready for Windows 10 by downloading the files they’ll need if they decide to upgrade."

Windows 10 Home edition doesn't allow you to turn off automatic updates (or at least I haven't seen an option to do so). I did manage to turn off automatically seeding the updates to others, which I also find to be egregious.

This article is referring to Windows 7 and 8, not 10.

Re: Microsoft Is Downloading 6GB of Windows 10 Updates Without User’s Consent

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Post by rubidium »

itg wrote: post #18
rubidium wrote: post #14

Headline is misleading. They do have consent. This is one reason I don't allow automatic updates. MS statement: "For individuals who have chosen to receive automatic updates through Windows Update, we help upgradable devices get ready for Windows 10 by downloading the files they’ll need if they decide to upgrade."

So if people don't want gigabytes of data downloaded they have no use for, they have to turn off an option that gives them timely security updates.

Not saying I agree with MS's decision of what constitutes an update, but if a user grants a company the option to automatically download and install stuff to their computer, they're kindof writing a blank check.

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Post by takeda »

brandon272 wrote: post #10

I wouldn't argue that I haven't given consent if I have "download updates automatically" in my settings. That being said, Microsoft should use better judgment in terms of checking for available disk space (i.e. don't auto download 6GB worth of updates unless 20GB+ space is available on the drive) and not saturating customer connections since the update is by no means critical (i.e. limit it to 10% of the user's bandw…

update vs upgrade

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Post by pdkl95 »

rubidium wrote: post #14

Headline is misleading. They do have consent. This is one reason I don't allow automatic updates. MS statement: "For individuals who have chosen to receive automatic updates through Windows Update, we help upgradable devices get ready for Windows 10 by downloading the files they’ll need if they decide to upgrade."

First, default settings are never "consent".

Second, even if they did consent to automatic updates, that obviously applies to updating the current product they purchased. Upgrading to a different model is obviously not what people expect. Most people expect that their car will receive necessary updates (recall notices), which obviously doesn't include exchanging the car for next years model without some sort of additional contract.

Besides, it's obvious why Microsoft is forcing out the download - they are using download numbers in their their marketing strategy. (i.e. the astroturf headlines claiming "{N} Million User Download Windows 10 in {TimePeriod}")

Re: Microsoft Is Downloading 6GB of Windows 10 Updates Without User’s Consent

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Post by tbrock »

malux85 wrote: post #13

Holy smoke - this isn't very good. My parents in NZ only get 1 or 2 GB a month ... this would have cost them a fortune. Fortunately I switched them to mac last year. Microsoft : You suck.

Yeah but, if unpatched, it would have downloaded more as part of a botnet.

Re: Microsoft Is Downloading 6GB of Windows 10 Updates Without User’s Consent

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Post by cousin_it »

tbrock wrote: post #28
malux85 wrote: post #13

Holy smoke - this isn't very good. My parents in NZ only get 1 or 2 GB a month ... this would have cost them a fortune. Fortunately I switched them to mac last year. Microsoft : You suck.

Yeah but, if unpatched, it would have downloaded more as part of a botnet.

A security update shouldn't take 6 GB of space.

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Post by x5n1 »

GrinningFool wrote: post #20
x5n1 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why are we allowing any of the corporations, governments, and police departments to get away with any of the stupid shit they continuously do? Mostly because it would take a significant act of power to do anything about it, power which we don't have and even if we do, we do not wish to exercise. The exercising of which would probably cause more problems in the short term than it would solve. Most people will not do a…

> Mostly because it would take a significant act of power to do anything about it, power which we don't have and even if we do, we do not wish to exercise. It starts a step before that - awareness. Most folks aren't aware of the things that are done, and even of those who are only a minor subset consider these things to be a problem. Lack of motivation to try to make change winnows out most of those who get past the…

> Most folks aren't aware of the things that are done

I totally disagree. With today's media most people are hyper aware, disproportionately, of everything that goes on. Perhaps even desensitized by their over-awareness.

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