Windows 10 forced itself to install

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So im happily sat at my pc when the usual nag box for windows 10 upgrade appears, i close it as usual and then 5 minutes later my computer closes my browser, says its upgrading and before i can safely turn it off it starts the upgrade id declined, im absolutely furious about this bs move from Microsoft. Has anyone else had this happen? :mad:
 
Saw something in the press a week or so a go that if you hit the X to close the dialog box the default response is to upgrade rather than decline the upgrade.
 
Seems to be a fair few having this happen on them lately heh - and not all successfully rolling back to 7 either if they choose that option :S
 
Resistance is futile, you will join the collective!

Windows 10 is pretty good though and will get even better with the anniversary release. However if you need to stick with Windows 7 for compatibility reasons then run GWX Control Panel to ensure the upgrade doesn't sneak in.
 
imb4tman said:
Saw something in the press a week or so a go that if you hit the X to close the dialog box the default response is to upgrade rather than decline the upgrade.
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not technically true.

the box said something like "your upgrade has been scheduled, click here to reschedule or cancel" and people weren't reading the box and pressing X
 
uber soldat said:
Has anyone else had this happen? :mad:
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It's Microsoft's deliberately misleading adware.

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This notification means your Windows 10 upgrade will occur at the time indicated, unless you select either Upgrade now or “Click here to change upgrade schedule or cancel scheduled upgrade”. If you click on OK or on the red “X”, you’re all set for the upgrade and there is nothing further to do.
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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3095675
 
"Your PC is scheduled to upgrade on..". Sounds pretty explanatory to me. They should have done is added a cancel button though. Cant satisfy everybody with windows 10.
 
This happened to me last night lol, to be honest I was going to do it anyway but this sped up the process.

I'm till getting used to the layout but it seems ok so far.
 
I've blocked the w10 upgrade on my old Asus p5q 775 mobo (media pc) with a registry change as it basically hangs all the time once installed. Looks like a driver problem. Happy with 10 on my main rig though.
 
neil_g said:
not technically true.

the box said something like "your upgrade has been scheduled, click here to reschedule or cancel" and people weren't reading the box and pressing X
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Actually his comment is perfectly true.

The line, "Click here to change upgrade or cancel scheduled upgrade", was only added to the upgrade window a week a go - they changed the function of the Close Window "X" at the same time. The Close Window "X" has been in place on every open window since Windows 95 days and has always closed the window without any assumptions made at all.

It's hardly surprising therefore that the vast majority of people (are we into the millions yet?) who clicked on the "X" were in the firm belief that they would not be upgraded or an upgrade attempted at all.

Here's the window in question. I know what I'd click on 99 times out of 100 :

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Lol It appears that the X-close button is essentially working as a "minimise to system tray" function as is common with downloader software. Crafty, Microsoft.
 
Mr Blonde said:
Actually his comment is perfectly true.

The line, "Click here to change upgrade or cancel scheduled upgrade", was only added to the upgrade window a week a go - they changed the function of the Close Window "X" at the same time. The Close Window "X" has been in place on every open window since Windows 95 days and has always closed the window without any assumptions made at all.

It's hardly surprising therefore that the vast majority of people (are we into the millions yet?) who clicked on the "X" were in the firm belief that they would not be upgraded or an upgrade attempted at all.

Here's the window in question. I know what I'd click on 99 times out of 100 :
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have you ever actually used a windows device ever. plenty of programs when you press x just closes the screen and not the program, and doesn't change anything. anything in the task bar for example.

and it hasn't made any assumptions, its told you its scheduled and pressing x would not cancel that schedule in any program.
so it's hardly changing how the x is used, its still being used as it always has been.
 
Glaucus said:
have you ever actually used a windows device ever. plenty of programs when you press x just closes the screen and not the program, and doesn't change anything. anything in the task bar for example.

and it hasn't made any assumptions, its told you its scheduled and pressing x would not cancel that schedule in any program.
so it's hardly changing how the x is used, its still being used as it always has been.
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This, tbh.

People need to learn to read properly.
 
The UI is clearly designed to meet Microsoft's agenda and with full knowledge of the likely behaviour of people.

It could have had three equally sized OK, Upgrade Now, Cancel buttons. Without an obvious cancel button people will just hit the close button.
 
Settings, Update and Security, Recovery, Go back to Windows 7.

Now that wasn't hard was it?
 
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