Posted on 05/17/2016 10:40:44 AM PDT by OrangeHoof
I live by myself and had been away from home for 12 hours. I often leave my home computer turned on even when I am gone. Last night, I noticed my computer screen was on and my computer was downloading Windows 10. I tried to stop it and, when I couldn't, I simply shut the computer off.
After turning it back on, it said "restoring to your previous version" and I'm now back to Windows 7. I noticed that somehow my update settings had all been changed to allow Microsoft maximum access and Windows 10 upgrade was now categorized as "important" rather than "recommended".
I caught the upgrade when it was at 12% so it had not reached the point of uninstalling so I suspect I have just a partial version on my hard drive that can't do anything.
Needless to say, I was furious so I contacted Microsoft support and gave "Andrew Z" a piece of my mind. It's one thing to ask me to upgrade. It's a whole 'nother thing to force the upgrade behind my back.
I turned off all Windows updates (not recommended) and told them I will switch when *I* think it's best, not when they do.
I'm not paranoid about Microsoft downloading a bunch of spyware for their Chinese/NSD/Obama masters but maybe I should be.
I turned off all MS updates on my Win7 machine the moment I learned of the nature of Win10 and what they intended.
W10 ping
It’s not an upgrade. It’s a new operating system. There is no guarantee that the programs you are using will continue to work. MS needs to be sued.
My PC fully installed Windows 10 overnight last night without my knowledge or consent.
I clicked ‘Decline’ on the Terms & Conditions page, and the PC uninstalled Windows 10 and restored Windows 7 Professional to its original state that I require for my business.
I am angered at this overreach by Microsoft.
“I turned off all MS updates on my Win7 machine the moment I learned of the nature of Win10 and what they intended.”
Really? What is it about the nature of Win10 makes Microsoft intentions, um; is it evil?
It is likely that Windows 10 is more NSA friendly. .
The exact same thing happened to me last night.
Went to go get a beer, and the next thing you know the laptop betrayed me.
Windows 10 can create secret partitions on your HDD so you might want to go see if you have any new partitions you didn’t create. No idea what could be hiding in there.
This is just typical tone deaf Microsoft customer relations. A mentally retarded child could take over that department and he’d manage to piss off fewer people than the staff of “executives” that is making these kinds of decisions right now.
It is spying on everything you do and sending all that information to Microsoft, for purposes only they know.
Microsoft is turning to a ‘rented’ OS plan: you get what they rent, including the maintenance.
Reminds me of the old Capitol Record Club deal though... you get what they offer, not always what you want.
I have a Surface Pro 2, and I like the Metro browser. This runs with Windows 8. Simple things make the Metro browser nice, like taping on a text box, brings up the on screen keyboard, and it automatically goes away. The new edge browser on the Surface Pro 4, I got my wife won’t do this. I really don’t want the upgrade to Windows 10, because it is going backwards. It seems like every day my SP2 trying to install 10.
Good thing this is not an Apple thread... ‘-)
Just happened to a friend of mine last night.
Personally I love Windows 10 but my laptop at home is a monster system and can handle it well.
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