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Ben Funk over on TechReport has linked to a Terry Myerson blog post where he states that in early 2016, the "Windows 10 Upgrade" update will be changed in status from "Optional" to "Recommended". Therefore, if you haven't changed your Windows 7 system from automatically installing updates to manually notifying, but not installing, now is a good time to make that change, and audit every single "patch" you see. There have already been reports of users unknowingly experiencing ISP bandwidth overages due to downloading a massive 3 GB file due to the "Optional" update that was not requested, but Microsoft seems to be throwing caution to the winds.
In the blog post, Myerson has this statement: "Depending upon your Windows Update settings, this may cause the upgrade process to automatically initiate on your device. Before the upgrade changes the OS of your device, you will be clearly prompted to choose whether or not to continue. And of course, if you choose to upgrade (our recommendation!), then you will have 31 days to roll back to your previous Windows version if you don't love it." Historically, Windows has been far cleaner to install on a blank disk than to upgrade in place, so this sounds like a recipe for many support calls. There also seems to be no backtracking on any of the privacy concerns, or perhaps taking the "zero telemetry, selective update install" functionality promised (but not yet delivered) to Enterprise customers, and extending it to consumer licensees who value their privacy.
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Saturday October 31 2015, @10:15PM
Is it possible to get a better navigation system?
As far as I can tell - no. They all (according to the manufacturers' web pages and the salesdroids (some of whom gave the impression of knowing what they were talking about) I've spoken to) all car satnav systems want to talk to windows or mac only. Which is why I still rely on dead tree maps.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 01 2015, @01:26AM
Well, there is always openstreetmap.
Encountering vandalism during your travels would be awkward though.
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Sunday November 01 2015, @04:58AM
Well, there is always openstreetmap.
But (serious question) how can you load and use OpenStreetMap onto a car satnav that does't want to talk to anything other than microsoft or apple?
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 01 2015, @06:40AM
You essentially have to figure out how to mount an android phone or tablet.
The software sounds like a work-in-progress as well.
OpenSatNav [openstreetmap.org].
Hmm, looks like it has not been updated in years.