Microsoft Starts the Most Aggressive Windows 10 Upgrade Campaign

[Jack]

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http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-starts-the-most-aggressive-windows-10-upgrade-campaign-499757.shtml

Windows 10 is offered as a free upgrade to users of Windows 7 and 8.1 and to make sure that everyone is aware of that, Microsoft is making a big change in the way the new software is shipped to these systems.

Starting today, Windows 10 is pushed as a recommended download in Windows Update, so it is enabled by default to download all necessary files.

A Microsoft spokesperson told us that this new change is supposed to make the upgrade experience easier for those who are eligible for the free Windows 10 offer.

“As we shared in late October on the Windows Blog, we are committed to making it easy for our Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 customers to upgrade to Windows 10. We updated the upgrade experience today to help our customers, who previously reserved their upgrade, schedule a time for their upgrade to take place,” he said in a mailed statement.

You’ll still be prompted to install
Even though Windows 10 will be automatically downloaded, Microsoft guarantees that you’ll still be prompted to start the install, so there’s no way you could end up with the new OS on your computer without specifically choosing so.

Read more: Microsoft Starts the Most Aggressive Windows 10 Upgrade Campaign

 

[LabZero]

I understand that this is the interest of Microsoft but freedom means being able to choose.

The neverending story. ...

 

[Crystal_Lake_Camper]

Microsoft can smell the cash once more , this free update destroys peoples freedom of choice and their privacy because most people are not even slightly aware of the spying that is going on in win 10 left alone how to disable it all. Free always comes at a price at m$ once more , what a vulgar display!

 

[DracusNarcrym]

"As long as they don't threaten me at gunpoint to install it, I am content."

I think I sense an underlying Stockholm syndrome strategy here...

Microsoft will go all the way "forcing" users to accept to install Windows 10 (abruptly ending support for previous Windows versions, rendering them "vulnerable", etc) but they will not make it automatically install.

Instead, they use all these subliminal messages to imply that if a user does not upgrade, he/she is in "trouble".

So, in the end, Microsoft expects the more stubborn users to accept the upgrade out of guilt for not doing so earlier

I believe Microsoft were aggressive on this " upgrade to Windows 10" movement since the very beginning...

 

[frogboy]

I do like Windows 10 as an operating system but the choice to upgrade or not should be left up to the user without this much hassling from Microsoft i think.

 

[Andytay70]

Big brother is watching you!! Our Privacy seems to be going down the pan along with our freedom of speech..........RIP Privacy!

 

[LabZero]

Microsoft can smell the cash once more , this free update destroys peoples freedom of choice and their privacy because most people are not even slightly aware of the spying that is going on in win 10 left alone how to disable it all. Free always comes at a price at m$ once more , what a vulgar display!

Well, the privacy policy speech is relative because we well know that even Windows 7/8.1 suffer now of the same problems with telemetry updates and more...

IMO is the concept of freedom that must be respected.

 

[Venustus]

Well, the policy speech is relative because we well know that even Windows 7/8.1 suffer now of the same problems with telemetry updates and more...

IMO is the concept of freedom that must be respected.

Indeed and with every update on Win 10 ,they keep changing the telemetry service name!!
A very sneeky practice on the part of Micro$oft!!
For example,and this is just one:
Microsoft renames Diagnostic Tracking Service to Connected User Experiences and Telemetry - gHacks Tech News

 

[Rishi]

I don't mind the GWX notification popping out once a while, as I would upgrade sometime in the future just not now, MS can advertise all they want, but they need to sort out certain things in their latest OS than just forcing it down our throats.

 

[LabZero]

I don't mind the GWX notification popping out once a while, as I would upgrade sometime in the future just not now, MS can advertise all they want, but they need to sort out certain things in their latest OS than just forcing it down our throats.

Just updated my GWX

 

[Blackhawk]

Today KB2952664 came up under optional updates on my Win7 computer... I guess I have to kill that again. And kill KB3135445 also?

 

[Venustus]

Today KB2952664 came up under optional updates on my Win7 computer... I guess I have to kill that again. And kill KB3135445 also?

Micro$oft are very sneaky relating to optional updates!!
With regards to KB3135445,take a look here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3135445 • /r/privacy
Unknown patches KB3135445 & KB3123862

So yeah, it's an "update" to "force" you to go to Win 10

 

[safe1st]

I have 2 PCs and a notebook. All windows 10 already

 

[Noxx]

With Frogboy, I like Windows 10, but this is just getting ridiculous.

 

[Blackhawk]

Micro$oft are very sneaky relating to optional updates!!
With regards to KB3135445,take a look here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3135445 • /r/privacy
Unknown patches KB3135445 & KB3123862

So yeah, it's an "update" to "force" you to go to Win 10

Thanks for the link. I love this comment from it...

PoorlyHung 2 points 2 hours ago

Who at Microsoft, do I bill for my time researching these fuking updates every week?

 

[McLovin]

People complain but people will get used to it. Just a matter of time.

 

[Blackhawk]

People complain but people will get used to it. Just a matter of time.

BS! Maybe you, but not me.

 

[SecretKeeper]

I wouldn't be surprised if they dispatched updates that started rendering your system as unusable, just to force you to go to Windows 10.

 

[McLovin]

BS! Maybe you, but not me.

I didn't mean in any offence....

 

[hjlbx]

Blocked.