"... designed to identify issues that could prevent a Windows 7 PC from updating to Windows 10..."Why do I get the feeling that Microsoft is preparing to FORCE-UPDATE Windows 7 machines to Windows 10?
They can try to force the update to Windows 10. And if they brick my PC in the process, that will be the last MS-OS machine I ever own.
[This month’s Security-only update package for Windows 7 includes an unexpected compatibility/telemetry component that has some skeptical users up in arms.]
Don’t worry, I’m sure MS only has our best interests in mind.
Sometimes, I miss the good old days of Windows 3.1....
Riigghhhttt. They who so desperately want everyone on W10 spyware. The 7 users that wanted 10 have already done so, this smacks of a backdoor way to get at the holdouts like me. I would expect a crippling "feature"embedded in there to pop up some day.
No MS W7 updates for me for several years now. No security issues either. Maybe because I do not allow MS to access my machines?
Not going to happen with my Windows 7.
If they do, can we get out of it?
Die hard Win 7 user here. I have all MSFT updates turned off. My Internet access is via Wi-Fi hotspot (cellular modem) which is turned off unless I'm using the computer.
I doubt MSFT will come calling.
It looks like that. “We want to know if the computer can handle Windows 10, and if so, force it.”
I found that update,KB2952664, and uninstalled it. Won’t take any chances with it.
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This is why I shut off updates on my Win7 machine years ago.
If any of their updates in the time since were necessary for anything, I haven’t noticed.
Slightly off topic, but in regards to the MS “malicious software removal tool”...
The log file it creates indicates that a “heartbeat report” has been sent back to the mothership.
Should that be of concern?
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I run ubuntu but as dual boot with win7. Once I got a look at win 8, I said screw that. Looks like it was designed for children. I have updates turned off and wifi not configured so that they can’t even connect to the internet. I do all my surfing on ubuntu.
Win 7 seems to run very smoothly this way.
is there a way to block or uninstall this update?Precisely why I changed to Linux Mint for all use with the exception of needing Windows to play one game I subscribe to. I bit the bullet, pulled the hard drive, bought 2 240gig SSD's installed Linux on one and Windows on the other. The linux SSD is formatted to ext4 that windows cannot even see.
hey- can’t find the 4507456 update- and i uninstalled the 2952664 update but am still getting the pop up notice that windows 7 is coming to a close- is there another KB update that needs to be uninstalled?
hmmm- that was wierd- i had uninstalled the KB2952664, but it came back- so i uninstalled it again- I’ll see what happens-