Windows 10

[MaddieM]

(05-28-2016 02:15 PM)L Verge Wrote:  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.