Microsoft must be extremely desperate to get Windows 10 on as many PCs as possible because they are doing something that I thought they would never do. They are now planning to push Windows 10 on small/medium business (SMB) users using the same tactics that Microsoft uses on consumers. In other words, the same sort of nagware that consumers have seen for months urging them to update to Windows 10. That’s a significant departure for Microsoft as they in the past have not been willing to risk annoying these customers in any way as they make Microsoft the lion’s share of their profits. Here’s the details from Microsoft themselves:
We will begin to roll out the “Get Windows 10” app to additional devices that meet the following criteria, in the US later this month and in additional markets shortly thereafter:
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Running and licensed for Windows 7 Pro or Windows 8.1 Pro
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Configured to receive updates directly from the Windows Update service (i.e. updates are not managed by WSUS or System Center Configuration Manager on those devices)
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Joined to an Active Directory domain
Now this same note from Microsoft does provide ways to avoid this, but as seen with consumers, they’ll likely change the rules so that you’ll get nagged to upgrade no matter what. Thus there’s no escape from this.
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Microsoft Windows 10 Upgrade Nagware To Hit SMB PCs
Microsoft must be extremely desperate to get Windows 10 on as many PCs as possible because they are doing something that I thought they would never do. They are now planning to push Windows 10 on small/medium business (SMB) users using the same tactics that Microsoft uses on consumers. In other words, the same sort of nagware that consumers have seen for months urging them to update to Windows 10. That’s a significant departure for Microsoft as they in the past have not been willing to risk annoying these customers in any way as they make Microsoft the lion’s share of their profits. Here’s the details from Microsoft themselves:
We will begin to roll out the “Get Windows 10” app to additional devices that meet the following criteria, in the US later this month and in additional markets shortly thereafter:
Now this same note from Microsoft does provide ways to avoid this, but as seen with consumers, they’ll likely change the rules so that you’ll get nagged to upgrade no matter what. Thus there’s no escape from this.
#Fail
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