Windows 10

[Gene C]

Microsoft was kind enough to upgrade me (or downgrade me) to Windows 10 without my request. I turned on my computer at the office, and there it was. I didn't want it, can't say I care that much for it, I'm still learning Windows 8 - which I don't care for either.

Anyone else experiencing this?
I feel violated.
(It only took only 32 years, but welcome to 1984)

[RJNorton]

Microsoft was kind enough to upgrade me (or downgrade me) to Windows 10 without my request. I turned on my computer at the office, and there it was. I didn't want it, can't say I care that much for it, I'm still learning Windows 8 - which I don't care for either.

Anyone else experiencing this?
I feel violated.
(It only took only 32 years, but welcome to 1984)

Gene, this happened to me also, but unless Microsoft has changed policies in recent months, you have 30 days to return to your former operating system. Click on Settings, then click on "Update and Security," and then click on "Recovery." There should be an option to go back to Win8. (It was awhile ago when I did this, so I don't know if the option is still available.)

[Gene C]

Thanks - I'll give that a try.

[ELCore]

I like Windows 10. I upgraded from Windows 7. Maybe you should stick with it.

[RJNorton]

I think what may be happening here is that Microsoft may now be classifying Windows 10 as a "Recommended Update." For someone who definitely does not want Windows 10 it is possible to turn off receiving "Recommended Updates." Go to Windows Update and change your settings to not receive "Recommended Updates." This way you will still receive "Important Updates" but not the lesser-ranked "Recommended updates."

[LincolnMan]

My office switched to 10 also. Like you Gene-I don't care much for it but I'm getting used to it.

[Rogerm]

I accepted the upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, because, as of July, Microsoft will stop providing updates to Windows 7.

[LincolnMan]

Nice way to force us to eventually give up Windows 7-not!

[RJNorton]

Microsoft has a page where it has announced "end of support" dates for various operating systems:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle

Example: my wife uses Vista and will stop receiving updates on April 11, 2017.

[Rogerm]

Apparently, I was wrong about Windows discontinuing support for Windows 7 as of July of this year. However, I am sure I had read somewhere that that was going to be the case. Anyway, I am still going to hang on to Windows 10; now that it is installed on my computer.

[BettyO]

MicroSLOTH attempted to install Win 10 on my laptop last Friday as well. I don't want it - it's too invasive, and you have to pay $15.00 for Media Center - which I use a lot. Media Center is no longer included in 10. My new laptop which I bought last year came with 8.1 and I learned my way around it - it works fine. I'm comfortable with 8.1 and I will NOT change to 10 anytime soon. I went into my PC settings and disabled updates so that it now notifies me, allowing me to decide when and what to download and update....

[Susan Higginbotham]

You might appreciate this:

https://twitter.com/50NerdsofGrey/status...wsrc%5Etfw

[Rogerm]

I have just discovered that it not as easy to download photos from your camera to your computer with Windows 10 as it was with Windows 7. In fact, it's a pain in the neck which I haven't resolved yet.

[L Verge]

I opened my laptop this afternoon to an announcement that Windows 10 would be automatically installed this coming Tuesday. I'm not even smart enough on computers to qualify as a Computer Dummy. It took about five clicks to different screens to finally find a line which said I had the option to cancel the installation. I then emailed my daughter, grandson, Betty O, and Roger to alert them to standby to help me on Tuesday in case Bill Gates ignored my cancellations.

Within one minute, I got a call from Betty, and she talked me through going into the control panel and doing more than just clicking what the message had told me to click. Hopefully, I have built a wall to keep out migrant computer programs... Thanks, Betty.

Updating my current systems is fine with me, but installing a totally new one without my permission seems a bit invasive to me. They appear to be forcing Windows 10 on people because they are having a hard time selling it on the open market??? Seems to me that we passed laws over a hundred years ago that were designed to break up such practices and monopolies. My grandson had already warned me about Windows 10 coming with quite a few price tags for add-ons that were not included in the upgrade from Windows 7 and 8.

[MaddieM]

I opened my laptop this afternoon to an announcement that Windows 10 would be automatically installed this coming Tuesday. I'm not even smart enough on computers to qualify as a Computer Dummy. It took about five clicks to different screens to finally find a line which said I had the option to cancel the installation. I then emailed my daughter, grandson, Betty O, and Roger to alert them to standby to help me on Tuesday in case Bill Gates ignored my cancellations.

Within one minute, I got a call from Betty, and she talked me through going into the control panel and doing more than just clicking what the message had told me to click. Hopefully, I have built a wall to keep out migrant computer programs... Thanks, Betty.

Updating my current systems is fine with me, but installing a totally new one without my permission seems a bit invasive to me. They appear to be forcing Windows 10 on people because they are having a hard time selling it on the open market??? Seems to me that we passed laws over a hundred years ago that were designed to break up such practices and monopolies. My grandson had already warned me about Windows 10 coming with quite a few price tags for add-ons that were not included in the upgrade from Windows 7 and 8.

Like Betty, I refuse to have Windows 10 so I disabled it. For anyone else who comes on here wondering how to do this, here's how I did mine.

If you look at the bottom right corner you'll see the white windows icon...if you scroll over this is says update to Windows 10. You can rid of this by doing this.

The update called KB3035583 slips through the net and installs if you aren't aware of it. In order to remove the KB3035583 update, navigate to your Windows Updates by searching for it in the search bar within your Start Menu, then click on 'View Update History'. From here you'll see a new window pop-up and you'll be able to see a link to 'Installed Updates'. Click on this hyperlink and it will open another tab with all your previously installed updates.

Give the window a few minutes to load (this might be longer depending on your computer's specifications), and at the top right-hand corner search for KB3035583. There will be dozens of KB nos. Put a search in the top right hand search pane for KB3035583, it'll then bring it up. Right click on it and uninstall.

It may prompt you to restart. Mine didn't. But if it does,

Upon restarting the PC, go back into Windows Update and 'Check for updates', you should now be able to see KB3035583 as an optional or recommended/important update. Right click on the update and 'Hide update'

That little white windows icon should now have disappeared, so there's no risk of clicking on it by mistake.