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How Microsoft's tricky new Windows 10 pop-up deceives you into upgrading
PCWorld, ^ | 5/23/2016 | Brad Chacos

Posted on 05/23/2016 9:37:39 AM PDT by george76

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To: vette6387
People who continue to use PC’s with all the ongoing chicanery in whicl MS indulges, remind me of people who continue to try to maintain older British cars!

The closest analogy I see for it is 'abused spouse syndrome'. I've been seeing this for years and years. Still don't understand it.

61 posted on 05/23/2016 11:03:21 AM PDT by zeugma
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To: stars & stripes forever
I got a notice that Windows 101 WOULD BE installed on my computer on May 21. I hurriedly sought advice on how to stop that and learned about the regedit steps necessary( I am most assuredly not a techie) and performed those actions. No install and the daily nags have apparently ceased. ̣
62 posted on 05/23/2016 11:03:41 AM PDT by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i libeThere are no moderate Moslems. There are Moslems who arsrali soli o feccia.)
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To: george76

bring


63 posted on 05/23/2016 11:04:03 AM PDT by jetson
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To: Ellendra

No, date is the right description. You did agree to go out with them by purchasing MS in the first place.


64 posted on 05/23/2016 11:05:15 AM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: george76

happened to me Sat, was away from my computer for 2 hours, came back & it was copying files to 10, reverted back to 7 & now it says not authentic, cant stop the auto updates, turn them off, restart the computer and they immediately check for updates.

I’m in for a class action lawsuit!


65 posted on 05/23/2016 11:06:43 AM PDT by conservativesister
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To: ChildOfThe60s

My Malwarebytes, Spybot, and AVG seem to take care of the malware just fine


66 posted on 05/23/2016 11:07:08 AM PDT by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i libeThere are no moderate Moslems. There are Moslems who arsrali soli o feccia.)
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To: TheCipher

Tech bookmark. Thanks for the link to Never 10.


67 posted on 05/23/2016 11:08:44 AM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Me, too! I went to bed a couple of nights ago; and my
computer had decided on its own to install Windows 10.
I had NOT clicked ANYTHING that requested Windows 10.
It ran & fiddled around all that night & finally
finished next morning. Somehow Fang got it fixed. I
could see no way to either stop it or get it to backtrack
or cease & desist.


68 posted on 05/23/2016 11:20:36 AM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: Lazamataz

chortle


69 posted on 05/23/2016 11:28:46 AM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: george76

It didn’t deceive me, it just did it! One day I went in there and it said “ Welcome to Windows 10” aaaccckkk took me a half an hour to get to what I needed initially, now that I’ve found my faves I’m ok. I’m waiting for when I want something new!


70 posted on 05/23/2016 11:30:34 AM PDT by grame (May you know more of the love of God Almighty this day!)
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To: JimRed

Same here... My wife wants me to get a Mac.


71 posted on 05/23/2016 11:35:14 AM PDT by Capt_Hank (btu's...kcal's...to kJ's, but my activation energy is still high.)
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To: george76

tx fer the post guy! [gwx control panel installed now...]


72 posted on 05/23/2016 11:42:57 AM PDT by expat_panama
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To: Mrs. B.S. Roberts
thanks to my IT department for protecting me....

We aims to please.

Hey folks...go to GRC.com....Gibson Research and download/install Never10 from Steve Gibson. It only takes a few seconds. That is, if you like your Windows 7 the way it is.

73 posted on 05/23/2016 11:45:16 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (#BlackOlivesMatter)
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To: DesertRhino

Was required to use MS by my employer, while working a full-time telecommuting job, actually. Otherwise I’m a Linux user.


74 posted on 05/23/2016 11:50:10 AM PDT by Ellendra (Those who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with.)
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To: george76

Microsoft’s economic future depends on the “adoption rate” of its latest crapware.

Tricking users into upgrading shows just how desperate and what Evil bastards they are. They don’t care. The only thing they care about are the ‘adoption rate’ numbers - something they can bring to the board. Microsoft are bastards; they really suck, but as long as consumers buy their stuff and put up with tricks like this...

My mid-eighties mother, bless her heart, had enough sense to leave that annoying trickware crap alone and thus avoid the pitfall.

And upgrading and then downgrading will leave your system a mess.

Linux: FREE, fast, secure.


75 posted on 05/23/2016 11:53:56 AM PDT by Mr. M.J.B.
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To: ChildOfThe60s

Beauty!


76 posted on 05/23/2016 11:59:39 AM PDT by Mr. M.J.B.
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To: rockrr

microsoft’s RETROACTIVE attempt at “security.”

Total tossers and losers.


77 posted on 05/23/2016 12:02:58 PM PDT by Mr. M.J.B.
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To: DesertRhino

Intellectually ridiculous, comparing this to rape.


78 posted on 05/23/2016 12:08:35 PM PDT by RedWing9 (Jesus Rocks Zero Sucks)
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To: DesertRhino

!!!


79 posted on 05/23/2016 12:08:45 PM PDT by Mr. M.J.B.
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To: bert

What is the problem with windows 10?

windows 10 is great if you have the balls to accept the present

OK genius, let's talk genitalia when you're working on deadline and W10 forces an update.


80 posted on 05/23/2016 12:10:43 PM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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