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Microsoft To End Nagging Windows 10 Upgrade Notifications In July (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the counting-down-the-days dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft has officially announced today it will end the annoying "Get Windows 10" notifications in July, when they end the free Windows 10 upgrade offer. In a statement to WinBeta, Microsoft said in a comment: "Details are still being finalized, but on July 29th the Get Windows 10 app that facilitates the easy upgrade to Windows 10 will be disabled and eventually removed from PCs worldwide. Just as it took time to ramp up and roll out the Get Windows 10 app, it will take time to ramp it down." This is great news for users who have decided to not install Windows 10 for whatever reason. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Windows 10 update has been ruining pro-graming streams. In April, the Windows 10 upgrade screen interrupted a meteorologist's live forecast.

8 of 158 comments (clear)

  1. Yep, no more notifications by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just installed without asking.

  2. Still wont be safe to turn on automatic updates. by SeaFox · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They'll probably double-down on re-enabling the "recommended" updates that add the spyware to previous versions of Windows.

  3. Re:Still wont be safe to turn on automatic updates by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because they already spent the time to make spyware for Windows 7 and 8 and because data harvesting makes them money.

  4. Windows I can never use. by ralphaostrander · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because of this kind of thing it is my computer not theirs. Not their ad billboard. Not free to upload or download anything they want. Neither is my bandwidth they are using to do it. No different than breaking into my house and taking what you want because you made the door knob.

  5. Too little, too late. The damage has been done. by QuietLagoon · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The nagging on my PCs should have stopped the first time I told Microsoft that I did not want the Windows 10 "upgrade".

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    Yet Microsoft upped the game and started to use what appeared to be malware infestation techniques to try to trick me into getting Windows 10.

    Microsoft's reputation and credibility has been all but permanently damaged, imo.

  6. Just wait for July 31 by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 3, Insightful

    On July 31, there will be an out-of-band update that will prompt the user, "Would you like to ruin your life and everything in it?" If you select "Yes" then it will install Windows 10. If you select "No" it will install Windows 10 and say, "you're welcome". ;)

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  7. Re:WooHoo! Of course, I'll believe it when I see i by donaldm · · Score: 1, Insightful

    It will be nice to not have to worry about my Windows 7 development machines not being turned over to the Dark Side.

    Yes it is, however are you aware of Windows 7 support by Microsoft actually expired on January 13, 2015 and unless you have extended support which expires January 14, 2020 you are effectively running on an unsupported operating system. That may be fine for home PC users however it may not be all that good for commercial businesses. Actually just on curiosity what are you developing for since Windows 7 is not longer mainstream supported?

    Take a look here for more information.

    If you are an avid gamer then you will have to shift to Windows 10 since DirectX 12 is only supported on this operating system unless you don't want to play the latest MS Windows centric games.

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  8. Re:WooHoo! Of course, I'll believe it when I see i by omnichad · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What kind of valuable support does Microsoft even offer outside of security updates? The updates are it.