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So $119 for a future upgrade?
Takes some brute force with reg edits, but it's not impossible.According to some of the articles that I have read, Microsoft has admitted that it is impossible to turn of all of the spyware.
It's a little ****** since they're merging regular computer search with Cortana, but at least you can turn off the web search and history stuff from it. Also, if you opted not to create an account for MS, then the feature won't work.There is an article on pcworld.com that says that there will be an anniversary update in about a week that will prevent Cortana from being turned off.
This is probably the biggest thing since it makes Pro the Home version. It's a really ******** move when Pro is meant as a middle ground. They basically neutered it.Even more things you can't turn off. I wouldn't be surprised if there's more to come.
http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/28/microsoft-removes-policies-windows-10-pro/
The biggest misstep MS took with the upgrade system to W10 was the forced updates for people that wanted to hold off. There are a few people I know, where they stopped the upgrade to W10 due to their business, and even when they prevented it, MS decided to upgrade anyway and they lost all their files. Luckily, they were able to roll back due to having backups, but it created a lot of unnecessary headaches.
They already said they won't hit that target and put the blame on their lack of mobile growth. lolThey had to keep their promise of a billion by 2018 somehow.
The privacy stuff is located in settings and mostly everything can be turned off. For the things that can't, you have to edit the registry to disable them. If you do EXPRESS installation, MS will turn all of this crap on by default.Can you please elaborate on this (as I am not familiar with the Win 10 privacy stuff)?
From reports, it has happened to a very small portion of customers, but doing an OS update/upgrade shouldn't do this.How exactly do you lose your files if you stop upgrading Win 10? Do they simply delete what you own on your HDD? If that's true, it's simply ridiculous.
The point is it shouldn't happen during an official update/upgrade pushed by the company and you shouldn't be forced to upgrade when you don't want to, aren't ready, or whatever.The one and only time I know it happened (but it must have happened more than once) is a woman whose business was run off her computer lost some files because the upgrade was incompatible with her software. No one I have heard about lost everything in a Windows 10 upgrade yet. She sued and won in court which is about the only reason it made it into the news.
They already said they won't hit that target and put the blame on their lack of mobile growth. lol
The privacy stuff is located in settings and mostly everything can be turned off. For the things that can't, you have to edit the registry to disable them. If you do EXPRESS installation, MS will turn all of this crap on by default.
From reports, it has happened to a very small portion of customers, but doing an OS update/upgrade shouldn't do this.
As for my friends that experienced this, for whatever reason, the upgrade pushed itself automatically when they didn't want it, and then didn't complete. I assume what happened was the update didn't finish, so W10 reinstalled itself. This happened to them after hours at work, so they didn't know this until the next day. Luckily, they keep constant backups for their business and were able to roll back.
MS was very intent on converting W7/8.1 users to W10 that even when people declined the update or held off on updating (for whatever reason, such as waiting for program compatibility), MS pushed the update anyway without their consent. They also started to use deceptive practices as well with turning the X (close) in the top corner as agreeing to upgrade. It's been a **** show.
TLDR:
Try to have a backup or two just in case.
Holy ****. I didn't even think of software like that.This happened to a computer where I work. The computer was the boiler control computer. The boiler man was out of the room when the Windows 10 update started running on the computer and when he got back he couldn't stop it. And the boiler control software wasn't compatible with Windows 10 and it was 1 o'clock in the morning so he couldn't call anyone. He had to wait 5 hours without any ability to control the boiler. I don't need to tell you how dangerous that is. So yeah Microsoft and their forced updates can go to Hell.
DAYUM I've only seen one forced install. It was at the hotels I was guarding. The Guest computers ran 7, and one night they both installed 10.This happened to a computer where I work. The computer was the boiler control computer. The boiler man was out of the room when the Windows 10 update started running on the computer and when he got back he couldn't stop it. And the boiler control software wasn't compatible with Windows 10 and it was 1 o'clock in the morning so he couldn't call anyone. He had to wait 5 hours without any ability to control the boiler. I don't need to tell you how dangerous that is. So yeah Microsoft and their forced updates can go to Hell.
Tiger Direct sells older computers, some of which have Window's 7. They come from businesses.
Huh. Well, good thing all of my games are on Steam and Origin, or are DRM-free with GOG.Slashdot has links to a new development. Microsoft is taking over control of driver installation for those who buy games through their store. They automatically install the drivers they choose whether you want them or not.