Re:Windows 10 to be a recommended update in early 2016
by acqq on Friday October 30, 2015 @10:34AM
(#10478024)
> It worked perfectly
Have you checked the task scheduler?
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/80e4f83d-1...
Didn't work on my computer.
See also
http://au.pcmag.com/windows-10/39165/news/oops-update-glitch...
"These showed up on a plethora of my client's systems a few days ago after I had already removed them, unchecked them and hid them weeks earlier.
This is totally unethical, namely re-releasing KB3035583 after hundreds of thousands of people paid technicians to have these removed."
Re:Windows 10 to be a recommended update in early 2016
by cma on Friday October 30, 2015 @03:24PM
(#10479954)
Plus the install attempts to steal away the user's default browser.
Re:Windows 10 to be a recommended update in early 2016
by 7952 on Friday October 30, 2015 @03:58PM
(#10480171)
>> personal bookkeeping, Word, Excel, Publisher, electronic document management, etc etc etc - and it's all 100% back to normal.
Microsoft are turning their back on a group of people who used to pay money upfront for premium products. How many of these users want a subscription service? Maybe they want a finished OS with high quality software pre-installed instead of some crappy app store.
If it makes you feel any better: I went through this EXACT scenario yesterday. My grandfather accidentally installed Windows 10.
Fortunately, there's a button in Settings that lets you revert: http://www.howtogeek.com/220723/how-to-uninstall-windows-10-...
It worked perfectly and only took about 30 minutes. And the man uses his computer for a lot of stuff - personal bookkeeping, Word, Excel, Publisher, electronic document management, etc etc etc - and it's all 100% back to normal.