This Forbes article brings us the news that Microsoft recently confirmed that Windows 10 secretly installed itself on older computers that were still running Windows 7 and Windows 8. Apparently, it all started in August when the company rolled out an automatic update to Windows 7 and Windows 8 that triggered the installations.
This didn’t happen to all Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, of course, but some saw Windows 10 boot up unexpectedly on their machines, while others discovered numerous counts of installation attempts in their Windows update history that were blocked by user preferences. Some users also confirmed that Windows 10 tried to install itself dozens of times.
Microsoft identified the bug that turns Windows 10 into an automatic install, and says it should be fixed now.
This means many Windows 7 and Windows 8 users might soon find themselves running Windows 10 without even wanting it.
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I am disappointed in Microsoft for releasing this Windows Update with a software bug which force updated people's older Windows 7 and 8.1 computer to Windows 10 instead of making it an optional install.
I imagine people who got this automatic installation to Windows 10 is frustrated with Microsoft for accidentally forcing them to automatically upgrade to Windows 10, and wasting their time for something they would not want because their computer is too slow for Windows 10, or they don't like 10. Users also probably wasted a lot of time uninstalling Windows 10, and re-installing Windows 7 or 8.1.
Plus, a lot of internet users are still on limited internet packages with bandwidth limits, and expensive overage fees, so this accidental update may of made people pay expensive overage fees for going over their monthly data limit especially if they used a mobile 3G-4G LTE internet connection from a cell phone provider.
These Windows Update problems I am reading about on the news is making me less likely to buy any new Windows computer, laptop, or tablet since I don't want to experience these problems.
This didn’t happen to all Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, of course, but some saw Windows 10 boot up unexpectedly on their machines, while others discovered numerous counts of installation attempts in their Windows update history that were blocked by user preferences. Some users also confirmed that Windows 10 tried to install itself dozens of times.
Microsoft identified the bug that turns Windows 10 into an automatic install, and says it should be fixed now.
This means many Windows 7 and Windows 8 users might soon find themselves running Windows 10 without even wanting it.
Read More
I am disappointed in Microsoft for releasing this Windows Update with a software bug which force updated people's older Windows 7 and 8.1 computer to Windows 10 instead of making it an optional install.
I imagine people who got this automatic installation to Windows 10 is frustrated with Microsoft for accidentally forcing them to automatically upgrade to Windows 10, and wasting their time for something they would not want because their computer is too slow for Windows 10, or they don't like 10. Users also probably wasted a lot of time uninstalling Windows 10, and re-installing Windows 7 or 8.1.
Plus, a lot of internet users are still on limited internet packages with bandwidth limits, and expensive overage fees, so this accidental update may of made people pay expensive overage fees for going over their monthly data limit especially if they used a mobile 3G-4G LTE internet connection from a cell phone provider.
These Windows Update problems I am reading about on the news is making me less likely to buy any new Windows computer, laptop, or tablet since I don't want to experience these problems.
