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Microsoft Prepares One Final, Full-Screen Get Windows 10 Nag (zdnet.com)
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.
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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First check if the user is running any DirectX application, preferable a popular game on full screen mode for a couple of hours, then force-kill the top process and send this big 'love meeee!' message from Windows 10.
I'm sure users will appreciate.
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.
THE SOFTWARE, IT NO WORKY!!!
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.
HBI's Law: Frequency of calling others Nazis is directly correlated with the likelihood of the accuser being Communist.
Only tinfoil hat losers and businesses with enterprise licensing aren't upgrading to Windows 7. If you freaks and dorks weren't so paranoid, you wouldn't have these problems.
Some of us are neither of those and are sticking with Win7 because we've got software we paid good money for that won't work on Windows 10.
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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.
It's cheaper to support ONE version of the operating system than it is three.
Of course that explanation doesn't involve the amount of tin foil that many like to introduce into the situation, but it makes the most sense to me.
"Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked."; ~ Donald J. Trump
Would you like free Windows 10 ?
I do not want free Windows 10 ?
Would you like it here or there ?
I would not like it here or there.
I would not like it anywhere.
I do not like Windows 10.
I do not like it, Microsoft man.
Would you like it in your house?
Would you like it on your mouse?
I do not like it in my house.
I do not like it on my mouse.
I do not like it here or there.
I do not like it anywhere.
I do not like Windows 10.
I do not like it, Microsoft man.
Would you use it on Xbox?
Would you use it to run Firefox?
Not on Xbox.
Not with Firefox.
Not in my house.
Not on my mouse.
I would not use it here or there.
I would not use it anywhere.
I would not use Windows 10.
I do not like it Microsoft-San.
Would you? Could you?
In your car?
Use it! Use it!
Here you are!
You WILL LIKE IT.
You will see.
You WILL LIKE it
in a tree.
I would not could not in a a tree.
Not in my car! You let me be!
I do not like it on XBox.
I do not like it running Firefox.
I do not like it in my house.
I do not like it on my mouse.
I do not like it here or there.
I do not like it ANYWHERE!
I do not like Window s10.
I do not like them Microsoft man.
&etc...
oh, we've enabled this crap again...
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the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Users: Um. We didn't sign up.
Microsoft: Windows 10 uses Cortana to search for information and recognizes nearly eight languages! To cancel Daily Windows 10 facts, reply 'cancel'
Users: Cancel
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Users: Tyxt333358dggyf
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Microsoft: In ancient Egypt, not installing Windows 10 was a crime punishable by death. Thanks for choosing Windows 10 facts!
Users: Ehhh whhhhyyyyyssss. WHHHYYYYSSSSS????!!!!!!
Microsoft: Command not recognized. Please let us know you are human to cancel by completing the following sentence:
Microsoft: Your favorite operating system is (blank).
Microsoft: We're sorry, we didn't get that. Please let us know you are human to cancel by completing the following sentence:
Microsoft: Your favorite operating system is (blank).
Users: Linux!
Users: We're human!!!!
Microsoft: INCORRECT. Your favorite operating system is Windows 10. You will continue to receive Windows 10 facts every hour.
Users: Not if we kill ourselves first!!!
Microsoft: Command not recognized Did you know know there are about 100 distinct versions of Windows 10? Plenty of digital love!
Microsoft: Windows 10 uses encryption to cover its surveilance activities from users. To cancel Windows 10 facts reply 'dgjeiwodf4422223jeirof'
Users: dgjeiwodf4422223jeirof
Microsoft: Do you want to cancel? Please answer the following question to confirm you are human:
Microsoft: Your favorite operating system is (blank).
Users: Windows 10
Microsoft: INCORRECT. You said your favorite operating system is Linux. You will continue to receive Windows 10 facts.
Users: EH WHHHHYYY?!!??!
I heard if you go into the bathroom, turn off the lights and say "Windows 10" three times it appears in the mirror and tries to consume your soul.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
It's a trojan horse to deliver spyware and eventually a subscription-based business model.
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
How are they going to get people to pay for something that they refused when it was free?
It's cheaper to support ONE version of the operating system than it is three.
Of course that explanation doesn't involve the amount of tin foil that many like to introduce into the situation, but it makes the most sense to me.
It's true that supporting one version is easier than > 1 version, but unless they think there's a possibility of a 100% conversion, then they're still going to have to support > 1 version of Windows for quite a while still.
The best explanation I've seen for the feverish push to convert users to Windows 10 is that some bonus(es) are tied to conversion rates.
Nah. There's one simpler explanation: they believe it'll make them lots of money.
They've been desperately pushing for appy apps and their app store where they make a 30% cut of everything, the phoney interface could lead to more surface and phone sales (hence even more app store sales), and now the update subscription fees. That's besides the apps the OS is displaying and bundled crapyware (the anniversary update will double that), there's the heavy push for office 365 and onedrive (more subscription fees) and it's likely they'll manage to make money off of telemetry as well.
Instead of merely dismissing the reminder, you can ask to be notified up to three more times
Dear Satya Nadella,
In a moment, two large gentlemen will be visiting your office to sodomise you with some form of vegetable, possibly a cucumber. You can ask to be sodomised up to three more times.
Love,
Pissed-off Windows 7 user.