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New Info From MS to Prevent Windows 10 Installation on Your Domian.

Accepted submission by cmn32480 at 2016-01-14 14:37:34
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I know that many here simply don't care about Windows. Fortunately or not, some of us are tied to it for our livelihood, and it is the vehicle by which we keep a roof over our heads and food in our stomachs.

In a not very surprising statement, Microsoft has announced via their Technet Blog [technet.com] that they are expanding the un-requested installation of Windows 10 onto PC's that are domain connected.

The response to Windows 10 has been incredible with over 200 million devices [windows.com] running Windows 10 around the world. A portion of that excitement is due to our popular free upgrade offer on qualified Windows 7 and 8.1 devices running Windows Home and Pro editions.

Many consumers have taken advantage of this offer thanks to an easy-to-use app called "Get Windows 10 [windows.com]". This app introduces users to Windows 10, checks their PC for compatibility with Windows 10, and notifies the user when their PC is ready to upgrade. The Get Windows 10 app has been a popular method for consumers to quickly and easily upgrade to Windows 10.

Somebody drank a little too much Kool-aid before writing this blog post.

MS released a knowledge base article [microsoft.com] on January 13, 2016, that tells how to prevent installation via both Group Policy and via registry key.

I also note that there are still no instructions from MS on how to turn off the telemetry and phoning home of the new operating system.


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