This thread is full of competent computer users.
Well, I am not, but I do have a bad temper when assaulted.
W 10 imposed itself on me and took off before I could do anything myself, but sit there and be victimized.
I picked up the phone and called McAFEE, spent hours with them performing major surgery on my poor little desktop, and finally excised the S.O.B. from life.
It may not be permanent, before the expiration day on the 29th, but my computer runs better and McAFEE got that stinking Windows 10 icon off my lower bar screen.
My problem is Windows wants to update, but my computer won’t allow it, no matter what selections I make, which do include Windows recommended updates. The Windows icon still begs for update permission.
Maybe McAFEE blocked these updates, I don’t know, but McAfee banishes these intruders and does it with zest!
PS: I don’t even know what 10 is, either. It’s just the bullying tactics that have determined my resolve to never cooperate. lol.
I wouldn’t give McAfee the time of day anymore.
Have you considered running a bootable disc with Kiosk Linux on it instead of allowing your windows machine on the internet? You can boot off of the disc when you wish to go online and browse and email to your heart’s content, and the disc will not allow anything to be written or saved to your machine.
Then, for any other purposes you can continue using your machine for any other tasks you need it for.
That will not only stop any and all virus and malware infections from afflicting your machine, it will also completely stop the nagware and “upgrade” attempts we are currently struggling with.
You might want to give it a try, and it’s completely free to download and burn.
Cheers. :)