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Microsoft - No More Forced Win 10 Installs

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by RPGWatch, Jun 29, 2016.

  1. RPGWatch

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    [​IMG]It seems Microsoft has finally gotten the hint. After a $10,000 lawsuit over a forced Windows 10 installation, Microsoft will no longer be hoodwinking us into forced installs.

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    You might have heard the recent news about Microsoft losing a lawsuit and awarding a California lady $10,000 over an unwanted Windows 10 installation. While the tech giant can be mighty persuasive when it comes to making people install and download its Windows 10 operating system whether they like it or not, this news still came as a surprise for many-there are many companies with shadier practices, and most of them are hardly penalised for it.

    Perhaps fearing that this would spark off a series of lawsuits it can't keep up with, Microsoft has decided to stop forcing the Windows 10 installation down its customers' throats by allowing them to dismiss the upgrade. Previously, if you click on the red "X" at the top right hand corner of the upgrade prompt, Microsoft will pretend that you are playing hard-to-get and download the operating system for you anyway. Now it won't!

    "Since we introduced a new upgrade experience for Windows 10, we've received feedback that some of our valued customers found it confusing," said Windows and Devices Group EVP Terry Myerson to The Verge. "We've been working hard to incorporate their feedback and this week, we'll roll out a new upgrade experience with clear options to upgrade now, schedule a time, or decline the free offer."

    Ah, thank you for making our computers less complex to use, Microsoft. We are glad you understand that no means no, and clicking the big red "X" on the prompt means "No, I really don't want to upgrade now, and please don't ask me to upgrade to Windows 10 ever again for as long as Microsoft exists."

    But juuuuust in case you change your mind, the free upgrade offer will only last one more month. After that, you have to fork up $119 for the operating system.​
     
  2. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Quite honestly, not taking the offer is the worse option. Of course you can run into problems when upgrading from W7 and should prepare for that, but W8 and W8.1 are very smooth upgrades. At least that's my experience.
     
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