Microsoft Removes the Option to Opt Out of Windows 10 Free Upgrade?

Re:Microsoft Removes the Option to Opt Out of Windows 10 Fre... by currysausage on Saturday October 17, 2015 @12:58PM (#10405066)

Actually, most things laptops do are pretty generic, but manufacturers seem obsessed about owning the "experience" of doing the most basic things.

My ThinkPad T430 runs Windows 10 without any Lenovo crapware, and it's such a smooth experience. No more invisible windows randomly popping up in the taskbar, stealing my keyboard focus, no more dozens of TPCRAP.EXE in my autostart.

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Re:Microsoft Removes the Option to Opt Out of Windows 10 Fre... by smilekzs on Saturday October 17, 2015 @01:05PM (#10405097)

Do you use TrackPoint? If you do, these drivers are inevitable. Considering how fragile and inconsistent across models and versions they are I'd say good luck.

Nice coinage: "TPCRAP.EXE"

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Re:Microsoft Removes the Option to Opt Out of Windows 10 Fre... by currysausage on Saturday October 17, 2015 @01:20PM (#10405179)

I did install device software that came via Windows Update (mostly unobtrusive stuff), and you're right, I did install the "UltraNav"-branded Synaptics drivers manually from lenovo.com. They are abysmal [1], but still less so than the Synaptics driver that came via WU.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10303162

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