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auto upload of windows 10

PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:12:01 GMT

I know others have talked here about this, it just happened to me. What the heck????? How does this happen? If I wanted Windows 10, I'd have uploaded it myself.

Earlier this morning all of a sudden out of nowhere, here comes Windows 10 uploading on my laptop. I don't like it, it's like starting to learn how to use a laptop all over again!!!!!

What makes Windows think I want this update? After so long they just automatically do this? This just stinks!

Trying to figure out where everything is now. My homepage changed, I can't flip through themes to choose my own, or at least I can't figure out how to flip through themes. I can download different theme group but I can't flip thru pic to choose one - anybody know how to do this by chance?

How happy are yo now with Windows 10? I'm betting not real happy at all.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

Plaid Pants2 — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:15:53 GMT

I was resistant to changing to Windows 10, too, but once I did, I was, and am, happy with it.

If you can figure out how to use a smart phone, you can figure out how to use Windows 10.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

nunya — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:31:28 GMT

Mine dowloaded overnight a week ago. When I hit the "next" page, I declined to accept the terms and Windows 8 was put back on.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

SeaMaiden — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:35:11 GMT

They keep threatening me about auto download and so far I have been able to stop it. I hate the fact that they continue to threaten me though when they know I do not want it.

I also noticed that today when I had to renew my MSM Premium account, that is jumped in price from last year of $59.95 a year to $89.95 a year. They are gouging$$$$ me on one account and threatening me with download of 10 on the other... of course NO HUMAN TO SPEAK TO ABOUT IT.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

author — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:50:35 GMT

I chose to update to Windows 10 myself, had all the necessary updates to my Win. 8.1, and it went smoothly, my old desktop, homepage, and everything was just the same, photos, themes, everything.

I like it much better than Windows 8.1, which was much better than 8; it's faster, easier, more nice features. There are many tutorials that arrive with it, or you can find them online, but exploring and figuring it all out was easy.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

qvcfreak — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:53:27 GMT

My automatic upgrade happened yesterday. I haven't sat to work through it and see if I like it or not but I didn't want it either but I guess I'll deal with it later.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

athenian — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:57:40 GMT

I've had it about a year. No major problems after figuring out where things are, like settings. I disabled all those apps, cortana, and never use their cloud or one account.

I always use firefox browser. Basically, its still my same old windows computer, I use it mostle for Office.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

athenian — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:58:47 GMT

Mostly. I sure will be glad when the edit works again.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

MalteseMomma — Tue, 24 May 2016 14:02:04 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD, your computer must be set for automatic updates.,like mine was. I resisted windows 10 for months as a download notice kept popping up daily.Then one day it told me that it would automaticly update on monday at 11pm. I did not want it. Everyone I know and my computer teck says it is not good for our old computers

My son had his office computer teck come in and go over my computer. He said first you download windows 10 then erase it. right now, for a while they are trying to get many to get it free but in the future you will have to pay for add ons and such.

He got rid of it for me ,cleaned everything up and I am good to go now!

Go to your settings and if you can delete your automatic downloads.

He told me windows 10 will be fine on the next computer I buy......by then another version will be in style as I do not intend to buy a new computer in the near future....lol.....................but anyway in a new computer that comes with Windows 10 it would be good but not in our older ones. hope this helps a little

Re: auto upload of windows 10

Lipstickdiva — Tue, 24 May 2016 14:27:19 GMT

We've ignored Windows 10 at home as well but it automatically upgraded us all of a sudden too.

I've not upgraded at work but I'm wondering if it's automatically going to upgrade eventually?

Re: auto upload of windows 10

faeriemoon — Tue, 24 May 2016 14:32:51 GMT

My husband's computer did the same thing this morning. He wasn't thrilled either.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

MathisFan — Tue, 24 May 2016 14:33:44 GMT

The same thing happened to me the other day but as someone else said when I clicked on "next" I was able to decline. Windows 7 was reinstalled automatically. I've had no other issues as of yet with Windows 10 trying to automatically update. I don't want or need W10.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

2blonde — Tue, 24 May 2016 15:24:11 GMT

@MathisFan Thanks for that info! I haven't been on my home laptop since Sunday, so when I get home tonight I have to check it. I've been getting those lousy pop-ups on it almost every day, but I've been just deleting them (not reading them anymore). This is very annoying, as my computer is on Windows 7, and it's too old to handle Windows 10. It still runs fine, so when I decide to get a new one is when I'll get Windows 10. I resent them shoving it down my throat!

Re: auto upload of windows 10

PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 24 May 2016 15:42:48 GMT

@nunya First, holy cow, let me say the "@" with list of names WORKS AGAIN!!! ANd I can guarantee it's not at all because of windows 10 - I tried this after 10 dowloaded and the @ did not work.

So Ms Nun ya, I wish I had known this, I too would have declided. I assume however I can unintall it. And I just may.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 24 May 2016 15:45:11 GMT

@Lipstickdiva Or, Ms Diva, like at my old work, the techies would just show up at your office doorstep and tell you it's gonna happen.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 24 May 2016 15:48:38 GMT

@MalteseMomma I do have a new computer, barely one yr old, maybe two but no more than that.

So since W10 has been out now for a couple of years, I just hope they've worked out all of the bugs. And now that I've spent time with it this morning and have a somewhat decent feel for it, I may as well keep it.

It certainly just bugs the cr*p out of me when they just choose to add something like this on as an update.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

Nightowlz — Tue, 24 May 2016 15:57:36 GMT

That happened to my sister. DH told her how to go back.

DH installed Win 10 on both of our laptops & our desktop. I have been using it with no problems. Not much different then Win 7 IMO. DH has it set up to look as much like 7 as he could get it. We don't use Edge. Still using IE11 or Chrome. Stillusing Windows Live Mail.

DH will have to get Win 10 set up on both of my sisters computers when we go to Fl next month. It will be easier to do while we are there instead of having to remote into their computers from here to do it. My dad's hard drive failed so he bought a new computer that already has 10 on it. DH got on his computer remote & got his mail, malwarebytes CCleaner etc set up on it.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

chrystaltree — Tue, 24 May 2016 15:59:22 GMT

I have an Acer that automatically updated to Win 10 in December. They didn't ask and I probably would have declined if they did. But once I had Win 10, there was an adjustment but it really was no big deal. I use my laptop for work, so I had to learn to maneuver around pretty quickly. "I can't find it now" was not an option. It didn't take lone before Win 10 was second nature to me. But, to be honest, I don't see any advantages to it.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

Nightowlz — Tue, 24 May 2016 15:59:43 GMT

I wonder if they are automatically downloading to computers to avoid a crash when everyone tries to get it downloaded while it's still free. I thought it was only free for 1 yr. I think June is 1 yr.

Re: auto upload of windows 10

Burnsite — Tue, 24 May 2016 16:05:22 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD This happened to me a few days ago. I was working on a document, on a tight deadline, and my computer went maverick. Two hours later, the system had been updated and I restarted the computer--and found I had no Internet connection. Troubleshooting for another hour disclosed that the modem needed to be unplugged for 5 minutes and restarted--just rebooting the computer wasn't enough.

It cost me almost 4 hours and the most recent version of my document---and I don't even _like_ Windows. Sigh.

The good news is that post-update the system doesn't seem too different to me from Windows 8.2. I think it may seem familiar because Windows 10 is on my office computer at work.

I rely on computers to do my work, but I have no interest whatsoever in the technical details, so I hate having to deal with them. For all I know, my system is powered by gerbils on an exercise wheel. The gerbils, I would care about, though. Windows 10 and its anxiety attacks. . . I really wish I could have just gotten on with my work that day.

I must have told the Windows 10 prompt 100 times to disappear itself, but it just invaded like a space alien.