Microsoft accused of Windows 10 upgrade 'nasty trick'

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Clicking the cross in the top-right hand corner of the pop-up box now agrees to a scheduled upgrade rather than rejecting it.

This has caused confusion as clicking the cross typically closes a pop-up notification.

The upgrade could still be cancelled when the scheduled time for it to begin appeared, Microsoft said.

The change occurred because the update is now labelled "recommended" and many people have their PCs configured to accept recommended updates for security reasons.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36367221

[woodsprite]

1. Thanks for posting!

I've shared this article with my work group. My husband and an cubby-mate got caught in this. My cubby mate got the option to cancel the upgrade. My husband didn't get that option.

[hobbit709]

2. Among many reasons I set Windows Update to "Notify but don't download"

[Mnpaul]

3. This malware took control of one our milling machines at work

It tied up the machine for a whole day..... and then failed to install. The guy who runs it has to work overtime to catch up.

[csziggy]

4. I ran the GRC program to remove the Windows 10 update malware

Never10: https://www.grc.com/never10.htm What is nice about GRC's Never10 is that it does not install anything. You run it, it does it's thing and that's it. The executable remains on your hard drive but you can delete it without undoing what it has done.

Not only does it block the update, it removes the multiple gigabyte files that Microsoft loads on your computer prior to the "upgrade."

I may go to Windows 10 soon, but I want it to be on MY schedule not Microsoft's. I need to make a full backup of my system software, backup my data, and verify that ALL my programs are Windows 10 compatible before I let Microsoft run this thing.

[freebrew]

5. I found another W10 wrinkle...

last month my video card went south. I put my drives into another box, so I could use computer.
So, I get a new card, get the box working again and replace the 2 drives that were there originally.
Now, MS tells me my Windows isn't activated anymore.
MS says that a new $199 license is needed to re-activate.
So much for 'free'.
I'm going back to W7 or linux.