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

Posted by timothy on 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.

5 of 581 comments (clear)

  1. Why WOULDN'T It Be Recommended? by zenlessyank · · Score: 5, Funny

    MSoft only has our best interest. Sheez. So sensitive.

  2. Re:fuck you microsoft! by epyT-R · · 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.

  3. Re: Farewell to the soulskill and samzenpus by Frosty+Piss · · 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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  4. Re:MS Wants to Own Your Machine for Good by arglebargle_xiv · · Score: 5, Funny

    stupid loosers

    Literacy isn't your strong point, is it?

    It is if he's talking about incompetent archers.

  5. Re:"Close laptop..." OMG!!! by arglebargle_xiv · · 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.