Windows 10 Now a 'Recommended Update' For Windows 7 and 8.1 Users (betanews.com)

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Windows 10 Now a 'Recommended Update' For Windows 7 and 8.1 Users (betanews.com)

Posted by timothy on Monday February 1, 2016 @04:07PM from the better-look-into-that dept.

Mark Wilson writes: Microsoft has been accused of pushing Windows 10 rather aggressively, and the company's latest move is going to do nothing to silence these accusations. For Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users, Windows 10 just became a 'recommended update' in Windows Update.

This is a change from the previous categorization of the upgrade as an 'optional update' and it means that there is renewed potential for unwanted installations. After the launch of Windows 10, there were numerous reports of not only the automatic download of OS installation files, but also unrequested upgrades. The changed status of the update means that, on some machines, the installation of Windows 10 could start automatically.

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Why WOULDN'T It Be Recommended? by zenlessyank · 2016-02-01 16:17 · Score: 5, Funny

MSoft only has our best interest. Sheez. So sensitive.
Re: And when are they going to allow 7 Enterprise. by houstonbofh · 2016-02-01 16:50 · Score: 4, Funny

It's very confusing how Mucrosoft says they want everyone to upgrade, but they block Vista and all Enterprise versions.
Well, that does make Enterprise worth the money...
Re:fuck you microsoft! by epyT-R · 2016-02-01 17:16 · Score: 5, Funny

I know, right? That's pretty sad that they can't even give it away for free. They have to force it.
Re: MS Wants to Own Your Machine for Good by Anonymous Coward · 2016-02-01 17:57 · Score: 3, Funny

Why complain? Its THEIR OS!
Re: And when are they going to allow 7 Enterprise by camperdave · 2016-02-01 17:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Why don't you test to HTML standards instead? That way your website will work no matter who browses it.

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Re:"Close laptop..." OMG!!! by ITRambo · 2016-02-01 18:17 · Score: 4, Funny

Windows 10 is terribly unpredictable. It'll sleep with your wife if you leave the room.
Re: Farewell to the soulskill and samzenpus by Frosty+Piss · 2016-02-01 18:30 · Score: 5, Funny

And now poor Timmy is working his fingers bloody posting stories day and night! But at least we now have Unicode support...

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Re:MS Wants to Own Your Machine for Good by arglebargle_xiv · 2016-02-01 22:03 · Score: 5, Funny

stupid loosers
Literacy isn't your strong point, is it?
It is if he's talking about incompetent archers.
Re:"Close laptop..." OMG!!! by arglebargle_xiv · 2016-02-01 22:10 · Score: 5, Funny

Windows 10 is terribly unpredictable. It'll sleep with your wife if you leave the room.
That happened to me the other day. My wife said the laptop went to sleep on her after ten minutes, just like me.
Re:Another FU for M$ by arglebargle_xiv · 2016-02-01 22:51 · Score: 3, Funny

They don't consider how this crap works in a slow internet environment. I'm on boat in Mexico.
El Chapo Guzman?
Re:"Close laptop..." OMG!!! by PopeRatzo · 2016-02-02 00:13 · Score: 4, Funny

My wife said the laptop went to sleep on her after ten minutes, just like me.
Ten minutes? What do you do for the other eight?

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