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MICROSOFT HAS CONFIRMED that Windows 10 is being downloaded to computers whether or not users have opted in.
An INQUIRER reader pointed out to us that, despite not having 'reserved' a copy of Windows 10, he had found that the ~BT folder, which has been the home of images of the new operating system since before rollout began, had appeared on his system. He had no plans to upgrade and had not put in a reservation request.
He told us: "The symptoms are repeated failed 'Upgrade to Windows 10' in the WU update history and a huge 3.5GB to 6GB hidden folder labelled '$Windows.~BT'. I thought Microsoft [said] this 'upgrade' was optional. If so, why is it being pushed out to so many computers where it wasn't reserved, and why does it try to install over and over again?
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This is kind of annoying that Microsoft has downloaded Windows 10 on computers where users did not Opt-in for the Windows 10 upgrade. I read online that some people went over their bandwidth limit because they have low bandwidth limits of 15GB or less.
I bet, some people will be frustrated about Windows 10 downloading install files to their Windows 8.1, and 7 computer. It may make frustrated user think about going back to using Windows XP, or Vista which will not download Windows 10 install files because Window 10 is not free for XP, and Vista, so Windows 10 won't download to XP and Vista.
Some users may just switch to Apple Mac, Linux, or UNIX because they don't like how Microsoft is controlling their computer to download files which they don't want.
An INQUIRER reader pointed out to us that, despite not having 'reserved' a copy of Windows 10, he had found that the ~BT folder, which has been the home of images of the new operating system since before rollout began, had appeared on his system. He had no plans to upgrade and had not put in a reservation request.
He told us: "The symptoms are repeated failed 'Upgrade to Windows 10' in the WU update history and a huge 3.5GB to 6GB hidden folder labelled '$Windows.~BT'. I thought Microsoft [said] this 'upgrade' was optional. If so, why is it being pushed out to so many computers where it wasn't reserved, and why does it try to install over and over again?
Read More
This is kind of annoying that Microsoft has downloaded Windows 10 on computers where users did not Opt-in for the Windows 10 upgrade. I read online that some people went over their bandwidth limit because they have low bandwidth limits of 15GB or less.
I bet, some people will be frustrated about Windows 10 downloading install files to their Windows 8.1, and 7 computer. It may make frustrated user think about going back to using Windows XP, or Vista which will not download Windows 10 install files because Window 10 is not free for XP, and Vista, so Windows 10 won't download to XP and Vista.
Some users may just switch to Apple Mac, Linux, or UNIX because they don't like how Microsoft is controlling their computer to download files which they don't want.
