Windows10 installing without permission.

[Ontariobear]

I'm not interested in discussing the ethics of this move. We have 7 back in place with nothing lost or misplaced.

Is there a legit file you can download to block the annoying invites to d/w 10 and ultimately keep it from doing this install again? AdBlock doesn't help at all

 

[lurchca]

I'm not interested either, I have windows 8 and works just fine

 

[Ontariobear]

http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html Is this legit?

 

[trinket]

Yes, Ontariobear's recommendation of "GWX Control Panel" is a good one. One guy developed that program early in the Windows 10 auto-update problems (months back) to stop the annoyances and one can run it and continue to run it to monitor what any (auto) updates may have done to alter the settings.

There's also "Never10" here which is similar, from GRC.

As an abundance of caution, you can also go into your Windows Update settings and adjust them. Typically there are these four settings:

1) "Install updates automatically (recommended)"
2) "Download updates but let me choose whether to install them"
3) "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them"
4) "Never check for updates (not recommended)"

Options 2, 3 and 4 allow you to exercise more control (#4 in the sense that you can go Tools --> Windows Update in IE manually, periodically, yourself, manually), so if you're on #1 you might want to change it away from that option.

 

[GamerBear]

This is the reason why I stopped all updates because Microsoft lies about their updates. They sneak this crap onto updates that never make any kind of mention if you are unsure of the update, look it up on Google to make sure it doesn't install the Windows 10 nagware.

 

[Ontariobear]

Installed it last night and. fingers crossed. no more problems.

 

[jbrown329]

This is what I did. MSFN Forum

 

[johaninsc]

 

[johaninsc]

and now Spycrosoft is going after the 7 and 8.1 holdouts.

Starting in October, they lose the ability to pick and choose individual updates...it's all or nothing

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/08/18/microsoft-windows-7-and-windows-8-given-windows-10-upgrades/


I'm seriously thinking about looking into Linux; don't know much about it

 

[GamerBear]

Hmm not sure I am understanding what they are trying to do. So they are giving people one huge update for Windows 7?

 

[trinket]

Hmm not sure I am understanding what they are trying to do. So they are giving people one huge update for Windows 7?

Yes, you got it. It will be a "monthly rollup" or monthly package containing various fixes instead of letting users pick and choose the ones they want. (With some control still for corporate office environments and system admins there.)

You previously could pick various updates individually like the below screenshot, by looking at the associated "KB" number (knowledge base article #) and, if you want, researching each. This move of the monthly updates is probably appropriate for total novices or grandma, or people who don't want to think about all the individual updates, but for power users who like to review the impact of each or who may be running legacy or specific software used in their industry where an update might break it, it's more of a challenge now.

https://***********/j3nb8hq

 

[trinket]

I'm seriously thinking about looking into Linux; don't know much about it

^ I think it's more viable than ever to experiment with. More graphical and wider adoption and more devices that have drivers written for them. I've heard even some EU governments going with Linux nowadays because MS was too costly or complex in licensing scheme or couldn't guarantee them the security or how the data was being used (or where hosted, geographically, in the case of cloud sync). You can get Linux builds that will run off a USB thumbdrive and you can boot that way to get practice with them and see how you like them without impacting your main system - or run Linux in a VM or dual boot configuration so you can gradually learn it.

 

[Ambrocious]

I'm not interested in discussing the ethics of this move. We have 7 back in place with nothing lost or misplaced.

Is there a legit file you can download to block the annoying invites to d/w 10 and ultimately keep it from doing this install again? AdBlock doesn't help at all

There is indeed a way, a simple way too:

https://www.grc.com/never10.htm