Windows 10 To Become “Recommeded” Update
If you pay a visit to the Windows Experience Blog, you’ll see that the latest post that’s on it has some news that will be of interest to Windows 7 and 8.x users:
We will soon be publishing Windows 10 as an “Optional Update” in Windows Update for all Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 customers. Windows Update is the trusted, logical location for our most important updates, and adding Windows 10 here is another way we will make it easy for you to find your upgrade.
Early next year, we expect to be re-categorizing Windows 10 as a “Recommended Update”. Depending upon your Windows Update settings, this may cause the upgrade process to automatically initiate on your device. Before the upgrade changes the OS of your device, you will be clearly prompted to choose whether or not to continue. And of course, if you choose to upgrade (our recommendation!), then you will have 31 days to roll back to your previous Windows version if you don’t love it.
This may not be such a bright idea as Microsoft was criticized in September when users complained that Windows 10 was being automatically downloaded to some computers even if they didn’t indicate they were interested in upgrading. So they have to imagine that there would be an instant backlash the second that this blog post went online. Thus they have this statement as cover:
If you are on a metered connection on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, then you have the option of turning off automatic updates. We strongly discourage this in today’s connected world because of the constant risk of internet threats. If you choose to do so, we recommend manually checking Windows Update frequently, perhaps when you are on a non-metered network and consider the installation of all “Recommended” and “Important” updates. Windows 10 will not automatically download updates on a metered connection unless there is a security issue addressed within the update. In addition, Windows 10 contains a number of features for those on metered connections, including monitoring data usage by application and setting data usage quotas.
My $0.02 worth goes something like this. I really don’t care how Microsoft cloaks this, but I really get the impression that users are having Windows 10 forced upon them. I get why they’re doing this, but I think they need to take a different approach to encouraging the adoption of Windows 10. I’ve said it’s a good OS…. With the exception of those privacy related issues…. But Microsoft’s methods to get it onto as many computers as possible suck. My advice to them would be to rethink this as they’re not making friends by doing what they’re currently doing.
October 31, 2015 at 9:30 pm
I would rather use Windows Millenium than Windows 10. Windows 10 is for PHABLETS, not DESKTOPS !
I have several cases going on against Microsoft and their Windows 10 here in EU. A rumor say that Europeans might get a special update so ALL spying can be turned off (the thing is even if You turn it off it cont to communicate with tons of servers around the world).