Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo...
by Sindisil on Monday March 14, 2016 @06:25PM
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If that's the dialog I think it is, there should be a cancel button that would then roll back the update. Takes a good long while, and is BS of course, but would land you back where you were.
Of course, they seem to be iterating on the update dialogs. I'm not saying it's to get past those avoiding the update, but it's probably to get past those avoiding the update.
Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo...
by cortesoft on Monday March 14, 2016 @06:47PM
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Assuming you are there to respond to the dialog.... if you aren't, then the timer will go off and it will be too late.
Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo...
by 21 on Monday March 14, 2016 @08:08PM
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That happened to me. I was pushing the update a week away each time it prompted me. But at one prompt I was out in the city.
When I arrived home, the computer was rebooted and upgraded to Windows 10...
The curious thing is that I have Bitlocker on all drives, including the system one, and it asks for the password on boot. Somehow they got over that (probably temporarily saved the key somewhere).
Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo...
by safepants on Monday March 14, 2016 @06:40PM
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Perhaps typing the email caused you to hit space bar or the return key while the popup install windows 10 prompt was active? I've had this happen with regular reboot messages from windows updates.
Except this one had a count down timer at around 54 minutes left. There was also an option "I need more time...".
I X'd the box closed and went on thinking whatever.
54 minutes later, in the middle of typing an email, the system auto rebooted and "Configuring Update for Wndows 10" screen came up.
I took pictures of it with my cell which are kind of blurry because it's hard to have a steady hand during a good WTH rage.