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

Posted by msmash on from the let-Microsoft-make-a-decision-for-you dept.

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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  1. Re:Windows 10 by dc29A · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Even Windows fanboi Thurrott is fed up ...

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

  2. Re:It's already scheduled, not caused by "X" by sconeu · · Score: 5, Interesting

    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*).

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  3. Re:This steaming pile of rancid dung by NotDrWho · · Score: 5, Interesting

    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.

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