Windows 10 Upgrade Could Install 'Automatically' if You Aren't Careful

We know Microsoft is going through great lengths to get users to switch to Windows 10. Last month it was reported that the company was downloading the installation files of Windows 10 on several Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 systems even when their respective owners hadn't asked for it, and now we're learning that the company is quietly opting-in for Windows 10 update on some devices, leading to the installation of the operating system. Separately, Microsoft has started pushing advertisements in the form of suggested apps for users via the Start menu.

Released on July 29, Windows 10 is the latest desktop operating system from Microsoft. The update is available for free for all users of genuine Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 for the first year of its availability. The update, however, is an optional choice and wasn't supposed to get pushed to everyone's computer. And yet, that seems to be the case.

The company announced earlier this year a program in which it allowed users to reserve a copy of Windows 10 when it becomes available. Those who didn't opt in for the program - many of whom seemingly did not want Windows 10 on their system, for whatever reason - reported that irrespective of their choice, the company was downloading Windows 10 update files to their system anyway. And as Ars Technica now reports, the optional update has been chosen by default in Windows Update, leading to the installation of Windows 10 if users are not paying attention when they approve the installation of pending updates.

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This is interesting. And yeah, I did do the update to Windows 10 but there seems to be some kind of hidden agenda behind all this. Can you explain more about why there's so much pressure to upgrade to this system? I've tried to disable the main features it has, and I don't really like the new menu as much. I dont use the notebook setting at all as I find it difficult and time consuming to learn to navigate. Also, it's been a pain to reinstall the desktop gadgets, which seem to "disappear" after the big updates that are required periodically. It seems really difficult to remove the mandatory password on startup also, which is super inconvenient when doing reboots and uninstalls. urghg!

 

There are many theories out there, I don't know if you heard about it, but Windows then came with a software that worked pretty much like a keylogger... So I guess they are very interested to know about the things we like or we buy and possibly sell that info to big companies interested in that data? It has happened before with other companies... I just don't see why they'd embed a keylogger-like software to that OS. So fishy!