Windows 10?

[pigulici]

At me it is ok, I use Win 10+Opera(+their block ads)+ghostery addon + MVPS hosts+comodo firewall+avira free...

[sledge]

Originally Posted by Silklover

... I have recently upgraded to Windows 10. When trying to follow a link on the VEF I get this message: ...

seems like RANSOMWARE spreaded by adverts used by this forum

my advis(es):
- don't use INTERNET EXPLORER or at least the latest version (11/EDGE) using the ADBLOCK+ within it

- use a browser where you can install ADBLOCK+ or UBLOCK ORIGIN as an add-on

- don't use your computer as an ADMINISTRATOR, activate an account with fewer rights(USER-rights) to surf the INTERNET

- if you "feel" you are compromised by somewhat then download, burn and boot KASPERSKY WindowsUnlocker to fight ransomware

[seany65]

Originally Posted by Ernesto75

Did anyone notice changes in Firefox ?

Everytime I connect to WEF I got a red message warning me.

My antivirus seems to have nothing to do with that.

My version of Firefox is the last one : 47.0

I have Adblock ultimate installed.

I checked Firefox setup, everything looks normal.

is the warning about VEF being a 'web forgery'?

If so then go tot his thread:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...63#post3688063

There are similar threads, but I think their porblems are slightly diffrent, but I'm not sure.

[Moon Raker]

A California woman has won $10,000 from Microsoft after a sneaky Windows 10 update wrecked the computer she used to run her business. Now she's urging everyone to follow suit and "fight back."

Teri Goldstein – who manages a travel agency in Sausalito, just north of San Francisco – told The Register she landed the compensation by taking Microsoft to a small claims court.

Rather than pursue a regular lawsuit, she chose the smaller court because it was better suited to sorting out consumer complaints. Crucially, it meant Microsoft couldn't send one of its top-gun lawyers – or any lawyer in fact: small claims courts are informal and attorneys are generally not allowed. Instead, Redmond-based Microsoft had to send a consumer complaints rep to argue its case.

That put her on an equal footing with the multibillion-dollar software giant, giving her a fair fight.

Goldstein told us "Microsoft needed to be held accountable for its negligence regarding the forced Windows 10 upgrade, which rendered many users' computers useless."

"Microsoft cannot just say 'read our user agreement form, we hold no responsibility, you cannot sue us and go away.' Just because they are a large corporation does not make them exempt from consumer business rules," she said.

Goldstein told the Marin County Superior Court in San Rafael that in August last year, "Windows 10 forced its upgrade on my business computer without my knowledge or permission."

This update caused the Windows 7 Home Premium PC to crash and, even when it booted back up, made it "mostly unusable." Goldstein had no idea what the problem was – she hadn't even heard of Windows 10 at this point – so complained to her cable provider, thinking it was a problem with her internet connection. After Comcast told her the problem was entirely at her end, she contacted Microsoft.

After hours and hours of support desk calls, her computer remained in a barely usable state: three technicians uninstalled and reinstalled the operating system software to no avail. It was a complete waste of time.

"It took every minute of the day on the phone with Microsoft," she told The Register.

She told the court the Microsoft technicians' "constant work remotely tied up days of [her] time all during the month of August, and [she] could not work. After an entire day, one technician even got [her] husband involved after he had worked a long day at this job, asking him for assistance."

Goldstein believes her PC – unbeknownst to her – was enrolled in the Windows 10 beta program, meaning she was left with broken unfinished code that could not be uninstalled from her Windows 7 Home Premium system. In October, she gave up and bought a new laptop.

After further complaints, which Goldstein says were ignored, a Microsoft regional manager eventually offered her $150 in compensation. "He was continually rude, unwilling to assist me and told me not to contact him," Goldstein said.

"When I asked for his suggestions on what to do, his responses were 'I cannot help you,' 'Do not call or contact me,' and finally 'Do not ever contact me again.' It was made very clear that he just wanted me to go away and had no concern about my problem."

In January this year, Goldstein went to the small claims court in her county to seek compensation for wages and lost business while her computer was borked.

"California is one of the strictest states in the US regarding consumer rights," Goldstein told us. "There is a California Uniform Commercial Code which protects consumers. In section 1792 it clearly states that all products and services sold or distributed in California have an implied warranty to be fit for purpose.

"This code overrides any corporation's user agreement form. Microsoft knew that its Windows 10 was not fit for purpose and allowed its release anyway. They used thousands of people like myself to learn how to troubleshoot the problems with no concern of consequences to the users. This is totally wrong."

In a judgment handed down in March, Microsoft was ordered to pay $10,000 (£7,500) to Goldstein, and $90 towards her costs. Microsoft appealed the decision but dropped this action last month. A spokeswoman for the Windows maker told us what it also told the Seattle Times last week: Microsoft "dropped its appeal to avoid the expense of further litigation."

Goldstein added to El Reg: "My reason for taking them to small claims court was to collect monetary loss due me from this effect of their forced upgrade and also to hold them accountable for their wrongdoing. I urge every person who has a consumer issue to know their rights and fight back. Only then will large corporations begin to understand that they cannot just do what they want." ®

[Ernesto75]

Originally Posted by seany65

is the warning about VEF being a 'web forgery'?

If so then go tot his thread:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...63#post3688063

There are similar threads, but I think their porblems are slightly diffrent, but I'm not sure.

Thank you.

My problem is solved.

I unchecked a parameter in the setup of Firefox.
It seems someone signalled wrongly VEF as 'web forgery'.

[Ernesto75]

A few days after Microsoft released Windows 10 to the public last year, Teri Goldstein’s computer started trying to download and install the new operating system.

When outreach to Microsoft’s customer support didn’t fix the issue, Goldstein took the software giant to court, seeking compensation for lost wages and the cost of a new computer.

She won. Last month, Microsoft dropped an appeal and Goldstein collected a $10,000 judgment from the company.

We can rejoice in knowing that even a behemoth like Microsoft can be punished for their wrongdoing.
And for Microsoft paying $10,000 is a mere drop in the ocean but they keep very quiet about it.

[stockingfan]

A few days after Microsoft released Windows 10 to the public last year, Teri Goldstein’s computer started trying to download and install the new operating system.

The update, which she says she didn’t authorize, failed. Instead, the computer she uses to run her Sausalito, Calif., travel-agency business slowed to a crawl. It would crash, she says, and be unusable for days at a time.

“I had never heard of Windows 10,” Goldstein said. “Nobody ever asked me if I wanted to update.”

When outreach to Microsoft’s customer support didn’t fix the issue, Goldstein took the software giant to court, seeking compensation for lost wages and the cost of a new computer.

She won. Last month, Microsoft dropped an appeal and Goldstein collected a $10,000 judgment from the company.

The company denies wrongdoing, and a spokeswoman said Microsoft halted its appeal to avoid the expense of further litigation.



full article
Microsoft draws flak for pushing Windows 10 on PC users
Originally published June 25, 2016 at 8:00 am Updated June 28, 2016 at 11:19 am
http://www.seattletimes.com/business...0-on-pc-users/

[stockingfan]

Microsoft is finally ending the malware-like trickery of the "Get Windows 10" upgrade offer that's shown to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users.

In the wake of customer complaints that these upgrade notices are confusing and irksome, Microsoft is rolling out a new, friendlier notification.

The most confusing aspect of the Windows 10 pop-up notification was the little red button with an "X" sitting in the upper righthand corner. If your instinct was, like most people, to click that "X" to make the pop-up go away, you were in for surprise: Clicking the X meant you were actually giving Microsoft consent to schedule the upgrade automatically.






Microsoft's new upgrade prompt will provide three, clear-cut options to choose from: “upgrade now,” “choose a time” and “decline free offer.” This time, clicking the red "X" will dismiss the notification, at least for a few days. Clicking "decline free offer" will permanently disable the notification from ever surfacing again.




Microsoft's push to convert Windows 7 and Windows 8 users to convert to Windows 10 supposedly ends July 29th.

The company will also offer free tech support and assistance with rolling back to Windows 7 or 8.1.

[ragapart]

just as well this was not announced on April 1st

[Moon Raker]

Originally Posted by stockingfan

Microsoft is finally ending the malware-like trickery of the "Get Windows 10" upgrade offer that's shown to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. The most confusing aspect of the Windows 10 pop-up notification was the little red button with an "X" sitting in the upper righthand corner. If your instinct was, like most people, to click that "X" to make the pop-up go away, you were in for surprise: Clicking the X meant you were actually giving Microsoft consent to schedule the upgrade automatically.

But of course they are no longer trusted so I will continue to get rid of that pop-up Window by using Task Manager to delete task GWXUX.