Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windows 10 upgrade

Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo... by ubernostrum on Monday March 14, 2016 @06:57PM (#11286183)

I know clickwrap EULAs have been contentious, but can a EULA for something you didn't even ask for and didn't want in the first place be forced on you against your will?

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Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo... by ourmandave on Monday March 14, 2016 @07:18PM (#11286311)

I had the option to not accept the EULA. In that case I was then free to not install Windows 10 despite it "prepping my system for the update" for an hour.

I figured any attempt at a roll back at that point would have been worse than just proceeding. =(

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Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo... by chris_wot on Monday March 14, 2016 @08:37PM (#11286677)

That's interesting. If the OS upgrades to Windows 10, does it prompt you to accept a new EULA after upgrading? If so, what does it do if you don't accept the new terms? And how can they ask you to accept terms AFTER upgrading?

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Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo... by cesarb on Monday March 14, 2016 @09:45PM (#11286923)

The comments at https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/49eahx/computer_up... say that, if you decline the EULA after installing, it rollbacks to the previously installed version.

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Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo... by chris_wot on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @12:43AM (#11287501)

Bloody hell. And this rollback appears to be less than reliable.

Why not ask for the acceptance and then upgrade?

Do we know what data is lost when a rollback occurs?

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Re:Windows 7 computers are automatically starting the Windo... by nness on Monday March 14, 2016 @09:42PM (#11286913)

I believe this stuff is contained in the EULA you've already agreed to, not the new EULA.

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