And yes, that is pretty disgusting – I heard about this a week or so ago, but forget where – it was a different article. I used Steve Gibson’s (yes, that Steve from GRC.com – remember Shield’s UP and Spin Rite???) Never10 control to disable the Win 10 popups on my machines.
https://www.grc.com/never10.htm Jonathan From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Micheal Espinola Jr Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 6:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Windows 10 upgrades I've successfully and happily upgraded my own systems to Windows 10 - but holy crap is this disgusting. What a way to destroy any good will and trust. As James pointed out, this is a great way to get people to completely disable updates again. -- Espi On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Melvin Backus <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Given the folks on the list many of you may already know this but I just ran across this. I’m guessing that’s exactly how all these “I told it no but it still upgraded” events are happening. http://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-10-upgrade-app-breaks-microsofts-own-guidelines/?ftag=TRE684d531&bhid=23118994024572394746988385873151 -------------------- Melvin Backus | Sr. Systems Engineer | Byers Engineering Company | 404.497.1565<tel:404.497.1565> Service Desk | 404-497-1599<tel:404-497-1599> | https://servicedesk.byers.com -- There are 10 kinds of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. NOTE: This message and any attachments is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, legally privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or return email and destroy or delete this message along with any attachments immediately.
