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Microsoft Prepares One Final, Full-Screen Get Windows 10 Nag (zdnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the ghost-from-the-past dept.

An anonymous reader shares a ZDNet report:Those persistent Get Windows 10 pop-ups are going away soon, after Microsoft's free upgrade offer for Windows 10 expires on July 29. During those final days and hours, anyone still running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 should brace for one last round of upgrade prods from Redmond, including a full-screen message, as the GWX program moves into its final phase. The details are in a new Knowledge Base article, "Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1 end of free upgrade offer notification," which includes a screenshot of the message as well as some helpful hints on how to avoid seeing it more than once. Two noteworthy additions are visible in the lower left corner of that screen. Instead of merely dismissing the reminder, you can ask to be notified up to three more times or specify that you've made your mind up and you don't want any more notifications.

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  1. Great, just fucking great by mykepredko · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Can I sue M$ for all the time I spent making sure Win10 *wouldn't* be put on my Windows 7 development machines?

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    1. Re:Great, just fucking great by Known+Nutter · · Score: 4, Interesting
      Not exactly the same, but in the neighborhood for sure.

      http://www.pcgamer.com/woman-w...

      A California woman has been awarded $10,000 in a lawsuit over a botched Windows 10 installation that she said she didn't want, didn't authorize, and left her computer running at a âoecrawlâ and prone to crashing. Microsoft's customer support service was unable to solve the problem, so she sued for lost wages and the cost of a new PC, and came out on top.

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  2. Well I'll be dipped by cmdr_klarg · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They actually added a "don't bug me anymore" link on the nag screen. Not very prominent, but it's there! Whether it works or not remains to be seen.

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    1. Re:Well I'll be dipped by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

      oh, it will work. For the "free" upgrade offer at least. This is how the original should have looked like.
      But in a couple of months or so you can expect the payed upgrade nagging to start.
      And for all of this Microsoft destroyed the integrity of the windows update system, and whatever integrity the company itself had left, to the point that many people have just disabled windows update altogether. I hope it was worth it.

    2. Re:Well I'll be dipped by sexconker · · Score: 3, Interesting

      It's double worth it in their eyes.
      People who disable updates are less secure. When they get fucked they'll move to 10 and pay for it. And 10 doesn't let you disable the updates.

  3. No one wants your telemetry by HBI · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'll be waiting for Microsoft to realize that they failed and back off on their current plans, possibly under another management team. Otherwise, it's goodbye...and i'll keep running Windows 7 until driver support evaporates, and then re-evaluate. My guess is that i'll be able to keep running it beyond 2020.

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  4. It's surprising people will put up with this. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have no idea how this wasn't a class action lawsuit months ago.
    I have no idea how it isn't a class action lawsuit now.
    It's surprising that lady who sued for $10k is the only noteworthy case to date.

  5. How to avoid seeing it more than once!?!?!? by QuietLagoon · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Why should I see it one time at all? How many times do I have to tell Microsoft that I do not want Windows 10 on my PCs????

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    Did Microsoft management fail the "no means no" sex education classes?

    Microsoft intentional deafness on this matter has completely and irretrievably soured my opinion on them.

    When Microsoft finally makes Windows 10 a subscription service, I will have been long gone to the World of Linux.