Windows 10 Upgrade Activates By Clicking Red X Close Button In Prompt Message (bbc.co.uk)

Reader Raging Bool writes: In a move guaranteed to annoy many people, Microsoft has "jumped the shark" on encouraging users to upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft has faced criticism for changing the pop-up box encouraging Windows users to upgrade to Windows 10. Clicking the red cross on the right hand corner of the pop-up box now activates the upgrade instead of closing the box. And this has caused confusion as typically clicking a red cross 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. This means dismissing the box does not dismiss the update.Brad Chacos, senior editor at the PC World wrote about this incident over the weekend, and described it as a "nasty trick".

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Re:Windows 10

[dc29A]

Even Windows fanboi Thurrott is fed up ...

https://www.thurrott.com/windo...

Another Nasty Surprise: Flash installed by default

[Tiger4]

Over the weekend I set up a new Win 10 machine for Dad (store bought HP Envy). Going through updates and installs I found one nasty surprise, Flash was installed by default on this box. I was hoping to wean him over to HTML5 with this upgrade (from Vista !), but HP builds them with Flash already in place. Went ahead and made Firefox64 the default browser, and Chrome as an alternative, but since Cortana and all MS services default to MS Edge no matter what you set, it's going to be a mixed operation from now on

Re:It's already scheduled, not caused by "X"

[sconeu]

You are missing the point of why people don't want Win10.

I was planning on doing the upgrade. And then I read about the mandatory spyware. You know, the phone-home that you cannot disable unless you are running an Enterprise version?

Some people don't want to have that. Others CANNOT have that and remain within the bounds of the law (*cough*HIPAA*cough*).

Re:Security

[DaHat]

Microsoft are deeply ashamed of all the Windows that came before 10 and would prefer everyone forget they ever existed.

You assume that they are truly proud of what they have now. Windows 10 (especially on mobile) has been a cluster f. It shipped too early, unpolished and only barley tested (which isn't unexpected when you fire all of your testers the year before).

I kind of feel for them.

Pity them. Windows for desktops/laptops/devices is dying and they are desperate to make and/or keep it relevant.

The only money making that happens wrt Windows today and likely in the future is as the backend of Azure... which does sort of make you wonder given their push to CoreCLR (ie not Windows centric), at what point they fire most of the devs behind Windows, put the business into sustained engineering mode and ride the wave until it finally ends (ala Radio Shack).

Re:This steaming pile of rancid dung

[NotDrWho]

Well, if you're a horror fan, you won't find any game on the C64 that's scarier than doing the custom Windows 10 installation and seeing all the default settings for data collection and "privacy."

Seriously, there is some REALLY crazy shit in there. If you go default, you're basically giving MS the right to watch and collect EVERYTHING you do online. IIRC, one of the default settings even lets them go through your old emails to "better serve you" or some shit. That Cortana is one nosy bitch.

Re:And people say Apple is arrogant?

[NatasRevol]

I'm going to upgrade your car next week. Nothing you can do about it.

It'll look shinier, but I pulled a few cables, and put your old engine & tires in it.

Hopefully, I didn't pull too many cables.

It's just good for you, and free.

Don't whine if it doesn't work as well as your old car, you were stubbornly refusing to upgrade.