Posted on 06/28/2016 4:14:44 AM PDT by expat_panama
Teri Goldstein said her Windows 7 computer had automatically tried to update itself to Windows 10 without her permission.
She said the update had made her machine unstable, leaving her unable to use it to run her business.
Microsoft said it had dropped its appeal to save on legal costs.
Microsoft has been aggressively pushing the latest version of its widely used operating system, which is currently available as a free download for computers running Windows 7 and 8.
However, many people have chosen not to upgrade, because they are running old hardware, have software that does not run on Windows 10, are concerned over the software's tracking features, or simply do not want it.
In February, the company bundled Windows 10 in with its security updates and made it a "recommended update", which meant it was automatically downloaded and installed unless blocked by the user.
Some people accused the company of trying to "trick" customers into installing the update.
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Thanks!!!!
We got everything back up and patched but our home business backup and printing etc....just like most folks what you have at home for non entertainment purposes took a hit
But we’ll likely save all pics and docs and move on to a new system soon
It was old.....2007-8
My laptop has had Windows 10 on it for months. I did an update this weekend and it now takes longer to bootup to the log in screen then more minutes to the desktop. In short it slowed down.
I lost all of my bookmarks, and many of my applications wouldn’t run anymore, including mail and calendar. I went back to win 8.1 I was pissed, because I had to pay to get help to do it.
The update was forced into my computer.
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