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To: blam

I’d suspect this is all “user error”. As others have said, you’d have to click do the update and even if it were automatically running on those who chose “later”, declining the ToS would stop it.

The fact is most users don’t read what they are clicking on. If they did, that would stop 99% of all malware that has been spreading around in recent years.


17 posted on 03/15/2016 10:28:36 AM PDT by Marko413
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To: Marko413
I’d suspect this is all “user error”. As others have said, you’d have to click do the update and even if it were automatically running on those who chose “later”, declining the ToS would stop it. The fact is most users don’t read what they are clicking on. If they did, that would stop 99% of all malware that has been spreading around in recent years.

Thank you, Jonathon Gruber...j/k

I have heard all these horror stories but I had yet to have a problem with 10. I had 8.1 previously, nothing but issues with it so when Win 10 came available last summer, I installed it. Figured if I was gonna have issues, might as well be with 10. But, lo and behold, haven't had problem 1 with it. I haven't rebooted for anything but updates since last summer.
32 posted on 03/15/2016 10:39:09 AM PDT by ratzoe (damn, I miss Barbara Olson)
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To: Marko413; VanDeKoik

I’d suspect this is all “user error”. As others have said, you’d have to click do the update and even if it were automatically running on those who chose “later”, declining the ToS would stop it.
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I wish it was user error. Automatic updates were set for my wife’s laptop with Win7. One morning just a couple of weeks ago she’s face-to-face with Windows 10.

She’s using it now and doesn’t have any problems, she just ignores extraneous junk (”tiles”, MS Edge since she uses Chrome, goofy menu since she uses nothing but desktop icons, etc.).

I suspect the biggest problem she will have is when she gets on Skype with her webcam. I have identical brand/model, and it never works right. I have to unplug it, replug it, say incantations, bow toward Mecca, and curse a lot to make it work. This is even after trying to update the drivers for it, and it used to work great in Windows 7 64bit on both machines.


69 posted on 03/15/2016 12:02:26 PM PDT by angryoldfatman
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