Posted on 01/09/2016 11:50:01 AM PST by ConservativeMind
If you're using a PC running Windows 7 or 8, you may be getting a little sick of endless popup screens telling you to upgrade to version 10. And you may be worried about inadvertently installing the upgrade as part of a security update.
Microsoft will start pushing out a Windows 10 upgrade as a recommended, virtually mandatory, update very soon (it's right now only an optional download). Some people are tempted to turn off Windows Update completely to avoid getting the new operating system – don't. It'll leave your computer vulnerable to attack as you'll no longer get security patches.
It's actually rather easy to turn off the Windows 10 upgrade function without losing vital regular software updates. Microsoft even has an official document explaining how to do it.
A Redmond spokesperson today confirmed that support page is still valid – its instructions still work even though it was quietly published a few months ago. It involves digging into the Registry to disable the Windows 10 upgrade path, but it's not impossible nor particularly scary for a Register reader.
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Hear! Hear! I get tired of the incessant bitching about how bad Windows 10 is. There are plenty of us who are satisfied users.
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That’s great! I like how much faster it is on boot up and how much easier it is on resources.
Some things I’ve found are a pain, but after using Vista on my son’s laptop and having seen Win8 (at least 8.0, never really saw 8.1), I know it could be a lot worse.
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