What Microsoft is trying to do is explained in the post "Canadian Tech replied on July 22nd, 2015" just over half-way down at: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-win_upgrade/how-do-i-remove-the-windows-10-upgrade-nag-program/8b336d14-50fc-420c-85f6-8ec31473beda?auth=1
QUOTE Windows 10 is a completely new and very different Windows. Nothing like anything you have used before. It is primarily an advertising/sales vehicle. By adopting Windows 10, you sacrifice any privacy — essentially, anything on your computer is Microsoft’s and its partner’s to use as they see fit. Windows Update becomes non-optional. You, as owner of your system no longer have control over what happens to your computer. Microsoft will re-make Windows (on your computer) into what serves its purposes without asking your permission or opinion. Windows 10 as a system is still full of un-fulfilled promises and bugs. Many of your programs will not run on Windows 10. In fact, the “upgrade” process removes some. So, if you like Windows 7, and most do very much so, I advise you to reject Windows 10 for the foreseeable future. Be advised that Microsoft has committed to support Windows 7 until at least January, 2020. Most of your current computers will last that long. UNQUOTE This post mentions a list of updates which should be removed in order to get rid of the nag screen, but the main one seems to be KB3035583. If the Windows-Update option “check for updates, but let me choose whether to download and install them” is selected, Microsoft will download “important” updates like KB3035583 and mark them as “selected”. If not discovered before shut-down, they will be installed during the shut-down process. Therefore the available updates should always be reviewed and that one unchecked. David L. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
