Windows 10? - Page 82

**seany65** · February 23rd, 2016, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lagerlout

WOW, thats gonna be interesting when sooner or later the updates brick those computers

Yup, interesting is the word. All the Russkies/Chinese/Islamic terrorists/this week's new baddies will have to do is wait until then, and the yanks are totally b*ggered.

**Rick Danger** · February 23rd, 2016, 10:49 PM

Step-By-Step: Disabling A Windows 10 Upgrade on a Windows 7 Machine for Small Business

http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/...-business.aspx

**rlg118** · February 24th, 2016, 05:50 AM

The best way to rebuild Windows 7 from scratch

http://windowssecrets.com/best-pract...f6e8c74ee04ed0

**masque51** · February 25th, 2016, 08:10 AM

Although this happened on a Windows 7 machine I suspect it's probably there for Windows 10 as well. I'm sitting in front of my computer when suddenly it starts accessing the hard drive a massive amount. I check Task Manager and yup, its MS doing its telemetry so I can be upgraded to Win10. I use Task Manager to shut down that process and it doesn't work. 5 times! I put the computer to sleep, and even though the monitor goes dark, it is still accessing the hard drive. I try to power up. Nope. The telemetry is more important. Finally I turn off my router and this garbage stops.

These weasels at will suck every bit of information out of your computer that they want. Don't think you will stop them unless you have some program to do it.

I feel like throwing up.

zenkarma · February 25th, 2016, 10:30 PM

May have already been covered but first I've heard of it.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/...on-lock-screen

To me the lock screen seems a pretty weird choice for advertising. That's something you usually only use at work not at home. Or maybe it does make sense as that means people with jobs will be seeing them

**9876543210** · February 25th, 2016, 10:54 PM

masque51,

Quote:

Originally Posted by masque51

Although this happened on a Windows 7 machine I suspect it's probably there for Windows 10 as well. I'm sitting in front of my computer when suddenly it starts accessing the hard drive a massive amount. I check Task Manager and yup, its MS doing its telemetry so I can be upgraded to Win10. I use Task Manager to shut down that process and it doesn't work. 5 times! I put the computer to sleep, and even though the monitor goes dark, it is still accessing the hard drive. I try to power up. Nope. The telemetry is more important. Finally I turn off my router and this garbage stops.

These weasels at will suck every bit of information out of your computer that they want. Don't think you will stop them unless you have some program to do it.

I feel like throwing up.

Have you started playing with Linux yet? I'm dual booting Win 7 and Mint Cinnamon 17.3 and finding that I'm on Mint more often than not. Mint isn't as polished as Win 7 but, at least it seems to me, is close enough to Win 7 that it makes it easier to play with Linux.

Just a thought.

**beutelwolf** · February 26th, 2016, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a435843

There is an update this week as Windows 7 optional updates. Unfortunately, KB 3035583 is back, and needs to be rehidden.

Didn't appear on my list, but 3135449 and 2976978 re-emerged for me.

**buttsie** · February 26th, 2016, 07:11 AM

I'm not really paying attention to the W10 nagware but this guy hates windows updates with a passion and has been warning all and sundry to TURN off AUTOMATIC WINDOWS UPDATES for years
and download manually when an update is known to be safe

Woody Leonhard

He's usually up with what every update is having an adverse effect on software wise

http://www.askwoody.com/category/mic...ches-security/

Having read a few reviews about W10 I cant fathom why many would move
from W7/7.1 or 8.1 if using a desk top

The XP to W7 upgrade made sense and was transparent with obvious benefits spelt out

Most downsides were catered for with XP mode in W7

**Ernesto75** · February 26th, 2016, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buttsie

I'm not really paying attention to the W10 nagware but this guy hates windows updates with a passion and has been warning all and sundry to TURN off WINDOWS UPDATES for years

I think this guy is absolutely right.

To be rid of the nagware problem I made a clean reinstall of Windows 7 on my machine.

After that I setup my anti-virus to maximum vigilence (BitDefender Internet Security 2016) and made no upgrades at all for the system.

I allowed all other upgrades.

Since then my machine works like a dream.

No problem at all.

I think the recent upgrades (since 2015) are more problems than solutions.

Microsoft teams must be in a turmoil; they cant differentiate between useful for the users and useful for Microsoft any more.

And I have no intention of helping them.

I intend to upgrade to Windows 10 in June.

That leaves time for the idiots at Microsoft to find their bugs or at least most of them.

**buttsie** · February 26th, 2016, 08:49 PM

OOPS!!!! - Think i erred slightly with that former comment

Hes been against automatic windows updates because all too often MS manage to upset 3rd party pieces of software.

Not hard to do when you consider they have to accomodate for some
15,000+ (figures taken during the windows 7 upgrade)

Manually updating is what he says is worthwhile but only after problems have been ironed out

If you dont update then you run the risk of zero day threat

Interesting to know that the average time it takes
MS to fix critical security issues is 10 days

Linux by comparison is same day

Not hard to see why MS is considered the least secure

February 24th, 2016, 05:50 AM	#813
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February 25th, 2016, 08:10 AM	#814
masque51 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,653 Thanks: 59,885 Thanked 488,323 Times in 6,659 Posts	They want their freaking telemetry Although this happened on a Windows 7 machine I suspect it's probably there for Windows 10 as well. I'm sitting in front of my computer when suddenly it starts accessing the hard drive a massive amount. I check Task Manager and yup, its MS doing its telemetry so I can be upgraded to Win10. I use Task Manager to shut down that process and it doesn't work. 5 times! I put the computer to sleep, and even though the monitor goes dark, it is still accessing the hard drive. I try to power up. Nope. The telemetry is more important. Finally I turn off my router and this garbage stops. These weasels at will suck every bit of information out of your computer that they want. Don't think you will stop them unless you have some program to do it. I feel like throwing up.

February 25th, 2016, 10:30 PM	#815
zenkarma Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 168 Thanks: 1,016 Thanked 19,259 Times in 466 Posts	Microsoft showing ads via Windows 10 lock screen May have already been covered but first I've heard of it. http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/...on-lock-screen To me the lock screen seems a pretty weird choice for advertising. That's something you usually only use at work not at home. Or maybe it does make sense as that means people with jobs will be seeing them __________________ Full credit to the models, photographers, scanners, posters and reposters.

February 26th, 2016, 07:11 AM	#818
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,294 Times in 12,746 Posts	I'm not really paying attention to the W10 nagware but this guy hates windows updates with a passion and has been warning all and sundry to TURN off AUTOMATIC WINDOWS UPDATES for years and download manually when an update is known to be safe Woody Leonhard He's usually up with what every update is having an adverse effect on software wise http://www.askwoody.com/category/mic...ches-security/ Having read a few reviews about W10 I cant fathom why many would move from W7/7.1 or 8.1 if using a desk top The XP to W7 upgrade made sense and was transparent with obvious benefits spelt out Most downsides were catered for with XP mode in W7 Last edited by buttsie; February 26th, 2016 at 10:21 PM.. Reason: correcting error

February 26th, 2016, 08:49 PM	#820
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,294 Times in 12,746 Posts	No to AUTOMATIC windows updates OOPS!!!! - Think i erred slightly with that former comment Hes been against automatic windows updates because all too often MS manage to upset 3rd party pieces of software. Not hard to do when you consider they have to accomodate for some 15,000+ (figures taken during the windows 7 upgrade) Manually updating is what he says is worthwhile but only after problems have been ironed out If you dont update then you run the risk of zero day threat Interesting to know that the average time it takes MS to fix critical security issues is 10 days Linux by comparison is same day Not hard to see why MS is considered the least secure

February 23rd, 2016, 10:49 PM	#812
Rick Danger Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In the Chill lounge..... Posts: 1,725 Thanks: 6,794 Thanked 30,936 Times in 1,714 Posts	Step-By-Step: Disabling A Windows 10 Upgrade on a Windows 7 Machine for Small Business http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/...-business.aspx

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