Electronics

[Mindy D]

Nope, you have been auto updated to Windows 10. You can choose to downgrade to your former IOS if you want to. Edge is one of two browsers you can use in Windows 10. There is Edge and Internet Explorer 11 but the default browser in Win 10 is Edge. You have to find your settings and switch your default browser back to IE 11. 

[LTT1]

http://bgr.com/2015/07/31/windows-10-upgrade-spying-how-to-opt-out/

@HerRoyaLioness

The microsoft article I just read suggested dropping Cortana.

You have been hit with a forced download of Windows 10 by the microsoft corporation.

Can you follow what I put that shows the picture of how to remove Windows 10 and choose "go back to Windows 7?"

[chickenbutt]

Wow, that got taken wayyyyy out of the ballpark.

There ARE some things about which one needs to learn, to at least some degree, to operate.  If you don't know how to operate a knife or the stove you'll get burned/cut.

If you don't know how to use a computer properly you will end up with viruses and other malware, and pass it on to others.

If you don't know how to keep a computer up to date and clean you will end up with a variety of problems.

This isn't like having to know how to be an auto mechanic in order to drive the car.  You STILL need to know basic maintenance - same thing.

And, I'm not criticizing, per se, I'm trying to help.  Everything I said was true.   That's all.  I'm not trying to attack you, either, NameAlreadyTaken, I'm just defending what I said.  

[Mindy D]

It did this through your updates.

[LTT1]

@HerRoyaLioness

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@LTT1 wrote:

HOW TO REMOVE WINDOWS 10:

[Mindy D]

• Did you know that any external antivirus programs you have are incompatible with Edge. Only Windows Defender, their own AV program works with Edge. If you want to use McAfee or Norton, as examples, you must change your default browser in your Windows 10 settings to Internet Explorer 11. 

[ChynnaBlue]

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@HerRoyaLioness wrote:

I don't see where it says "Windows 10" anywhere, but how could they do this without my permission???  It did say a new download was done when I tried to open it this morning.

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If you had automatic updates turned on, you did give them permission. This is a tricky one because MS decided to push Windows 10 to everyone, which they have not done in the past. Prior to Windows 10, you had yo pay for an update, so having automatic updates wouldn't cause such a drastic change, This was a huge change and I think it was poor form to push it to people as an automatic update considering they've never done so in the past.

I don't have automatic updates turned on. I have my system set to notify me when there is an update so that I can review before I install.

[smoky22]

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@Mindy D wrote:

Nope, you have been auto updated to Windows 10. You can choose to downgrade to your former IOS if you want to. Edge is one of two browsers you can use in Windows 10. There is Edge and Internet Explorer 11 but the default browser in Win 10 is Edge. You have to find your settings and switch your default browser back to IE 11. 

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Maybe I don't understand your post, but I'm using Firefox with no problem.  Windows 10 is not forcing me to use Edge.

[chickenbutt]

Hi smoky!   I don't think she is trying to say that they FORCE you to use their new browser.

She said that it is installed as their default, and IE11 is also still there. 

You can also install additional browsers, just like you did before with Firefox, or Chrome, or whatever additional free browsers are out there.  

[smoky22]

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@LTT1 wrote:

http://bgr.com/2015/07/31/windows-10-upgrade-spying-how-to-opt-out/

@HerRoyaLioness

The microsoft article I just read suggested dropping Cortana.

You have been hit with a forced download of Windows 10 by the microsoft corporation.

Can you follow what I put that shows the picture of how to remove Windows 10 and choose "go back to Windows 7?"

@LTT1 that's a great article.  Thanks!

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