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If you Click on the Red “X”, You’re Getting the Windows 10 Upgrade

posted by martyb on Saturday May 21 2016, @03:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the when-'no'-means-'yes' dept.

Two Soylentils wrote with a caution about a new strategy in Microsoft's playbook to get people to upgrade to Windows 10.

If you Click on the Red "X", You're Getting the Windows 10 Upgrade

An Anonymous Coward writes:

That pesky Windows 10 forceware box...

This notification means your Windows 10 upgrade will occur at the time indicated, unless you select either Upgrade now or "Click here to change upgrade schedule or cancel scheduled upgrade". If you click on OK or on the red "X", you're all set for the upgrade and there is nothing further to do.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3095675

New Windows 10 Nag Screen May Trick 7, 8.x Users

SomeGuy elaborates:

Windows 7 or 8.x users that want or need to hold on to their current operating systems may be in for a very unpleasant surprise. Microsoft has essentially changed their Windows 10 update notification from a very pushy "opt-in" to an "opt-out". The new notification automatically schedules a time to receive Windows 10. Clicking the "X", as many have gotten used to, no longer prevents installation. Those that do not pay close attention to this new notification may inadvertently wind up with Windows 10 even if they did not want it. Very sneaky stuff.

Microsoft has published an offical article describing the changes.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 21 2016, @09:45PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 21 2016, @09:45PM (#349273)

    "That way win10 may never get started unless they change the procedure and install on the fly which is risky."

    Dude. That's exactly what they ARE doing. They've changed the procedure to auto-schedule your upgrade to windows 10. Essentially "on the fly". If you weren't looking at the PC when it was giving you the warning, it'll certainly look "on the fly" to you. (And since we're seeing people "choose" to upgrade to Windows 10 while streaming, while giving you the news, while (etc etc), I'm sure they weren't exactly prepared for it.

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  • (Score: 2) by bitstream on Sunday May 22 2016, @05:40AM

    by bitstream (6144) on Sunday May 22 2016, @05:40AM (#349412) Journal

    My concept of on the fly is to upgrade without first downloading the installation files. But if the storage of those installation files are prevented in every way, then the upgrade can't get of the ground.