Ramblings of an old Doc

 

If The Register is correct, the newest “Upgrade tool” will not offer a choice of not upgrading to W10.

“As the screenshot above shows, a new version of Microsoft's upgrade tool no longer offers the option of cancelling installation entirely. Instead, users are presented only with the choice of setting a date and time - being able to defer the Windows 10 installation by no more than a few days - or "start the upgrade now". The 'schedule your upgrade' window has no red X to allow users to close it, forcing them to pick one of those two options.” – Neowin

Mary Jo Foley, whose rep is solid. She’s been writing about MS for decades. She reports that the new pop up does not have a red X nor does it have any way to opt out of the Upgrade.

This will be especially bad news to the owners of Samsung devices. Samsung has not to date been able to update its drivers to W10.

The sources are linked above, the link for The Register shows the new no choice upgrade tool.

 

*Update - MS spokesperson stated that The Register report is inaccurate. Perhaps, but how does one show an "inaccurate" screen shot (short of altering an image)?


Comments
on Jun 03, 2016

I find it odd that Microsoft alienates users instead of waiting for people to upgrade voluntarily. Make Windows 10 a free upgrade until end of life of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. They could have kept Windows 10 like it is and avoided a lot of the criticism just by not pushing it on people.

What is happening is a decline of the traditional PC. The hardware PC platform already took a hit with technologies like UEFI and Secure boot. You cannot expect UEFI to work the same on different computers. So the UEFI implementation is broken from a standardization perspective.

I see Windows 10 as a device OS, not a PC OS. Yes, you can (still) run the same Windows applications, but Windows 10 turns your computer into a device controlled by Microsoft. Forced updates that alter your Personal Computer make it less personal and combine this with intensive data mining the Personal Computer is not what it used to be.

Some people might not care about this, because they are used to smartphones and tablets or the restricted world of Apple. But long time Windows users might feel different. In fact they do. I was observing a thread in a computer forum where the majority of 300+ comments were angry about the changes to Windows.

I have nothing on my computer that isn't in OneDrive. And yet I am extremely unhappy about Microsoft and Windows 10. I don't see it as just an OS. It's about a paradigm shift in society.

You don't have to wear a tinfoil hat to come to the conclusion that Microsoft is doing this backed by NSA and governments. Why did Microsoft buy Skype? They paid 8 billion for something that doesn't generate a lot of money. You never hear a politician say we need more privacy. It's always about more surveillance to fight "terrorism". I think "1984" is here and unless we fight back it will only get worse. “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

on Jun 03, 2016

I have two different programs installed that never allow anything dealing a Windows 10 upgrade occurring. If they find away around them and force my Windows 7 and 8.1 to 10, I will not longer use Windows at all. Guess I will go to Linux and stop creating skins entirely. Oh, and it's not Microsoft... it's Microshit!

 

on Jun 04, 2016

As I've been saying for the last year or so, not that many listened, but Microsoft IS creating a walled garden that users will have little to no choice in entering if they wish to continue using Windows.  This latest development... er, travesty, is further proof that MS is forcing Win 10 upon users who are either unsure or just plain don't want it.

Grrrrrr!!!!!