[–] Master_Admin 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
It already is an automatically selected update in windows 7. Happened on two of my computers.
[–] Aducknamedjoe 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
As soon as I heard about the info-sharing I disabled automatic update on my computer.
[–] DownloadedYourCar 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If you are going to stop updating Windows then it could be a good idea to dual boot or make a persistent Linux USB key to go online.
[–] Grospoliner 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
I took one look at Win10's interface. No thanks.
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[–] Grospoliner 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I'm more concerned with being able to find everything I need to in the menus that they constantly change between iterations. I know people love a shiny new coat of paint, but some of us actually have work to do on our machines.
[–] 3013790? 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago
WTF, what about all the people using software that doesn't run on windows 10?
Lots of scientific and engineering equipment is out there that uses proprietary software that isn't going to get updated. This company does not care about the customer at all.
[–] Ghetto_Shitlord 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
I work at a research lab, those machines aren't even on our network. If a scientific or engineering system is updated accidentally, it is the IT departments fault for not managing updates.
I am tired of the argument that certain things should be opt in or out, recommended vs optional updates. At some point you have to blame the willful ignorance of the customer. Computers run everything, yet people just feel that they shouldn't know how they function.
I agree, and I despise the IT department at my school.
They are completely incompetent.
However, I am not allowed to have a windows computer on the the network without their 'control' over it. So if I want to say use my shared network drive, I have to sacrifice the control of the computers that run hundreds of thousands of dollars of scientific equipment.
Two years ago some asshole in the IT dep accidentally rolled up all XP computers to Win 7 across the entire campus! It took them months to fix everything they fucked up.
I short, I blame the bureaucracy.
[–] moneyshift ago
Solidworks and Altium, two of the most popular mechanical / EDA packages known to man aren't yet Win10 compatible. I simply cannot upgrade my 8.1 box until they are, and that assumes I want to upgrade at all. Thankfully I intercepted and removed the nagware / forced-update-ware.
M$ not only has no respect for their customers, they have absolutely no fucking idea how people use their software. An OS is not just another application. It should not be updated every other week.
[–] B00k3r_D3w1tt 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
To be fair most of those computers are on a domain and therefore don't get a free upgrade.
[–] nebula0024 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Shhhh...just let it happen...Uncle Microsoft will watch over you while you sleep. Don't worry, it's OK...
[–] alphabit 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Why let people stay on other windows versions when MS could milk their personal data for money on windows 10? Buy some MS stocks, most people will fall for/tolerate this shit and it will be a goldmine of inside information from governments, businesses and personal lives.