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Re: Win10 upgrade news



Lists like that have appeared in some articles and blogs.

It doesn't matter how many times you say 'NO' (HIDE those updates),
because they keep reissuing them, persistently -- sometimes even
under different names or KB #s.  The amount of vigilance required
here is becoming daunting, and quite annoying. 

Incidentally, either in one of the articles on this subject that I came
across recently, or maybe it was in the Comments section for same,
someone mentioned an alternate utility from Steve Gibson.  (Of
Spinrite fame, and others.)  I haven't tried it yet, though maybe
I will on the 8.1 test box, just for comparison.  His name attached
to something inspires confidence, though.  Here is the URL:

https://www.grc.com/never10.htm
 
Jordan



From: Michael Norman
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 1:56 PM
Subject: RE: Win10 upgrade news

I'm getting updates that either refer directly to Win 10 or are described as
preparation for it AND claim to fix some glitch in the Win 7 opsys at the
same time. At least one every update cycle. I think they're just launching
them monthly. Hope this stops when they finally start charging for W10. I'm
about to install GWX to flush my system of any W10 files lurking and
waiting. I started to get long (31 seconds) shutdowns after the last batch
of updates. Done everything you can do to check services and startups for
the problem. Now I'm going to zap the machine with GWX. If that doesn't
work, I'm going to get a list of W10 updates and search them out.

Michael

>-----Original Message-----
>From: mailto:xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx [mailto:mailto:xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
>Of Martin J. Osborne
>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 4:33 PM
>To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Win10 upgrade news
>
>A question about GWX: I have it installed, and every week or two it warns me that
>"Operating system upgrades in Windows Update" are enabled.
>
>I open GWX, click to "Disable Operating system upgrades in Windows Update", and
>then restart Windows.  Does anyone know if this behavior is because Windows Update
>keeps switching on operating system upgrades?  Is there is a way to permanently
>switch them off?
>
>Thanks
>Martin
>
>On 24/05/2016 4:25 PM, Michael Norman wrote:
>
>> Or you can install, or run the stand-along version of GWX Control Panel.
>> http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/
>>
>> Michael Norman
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mailto:xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:mailto:xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of flash
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 3:21 PM
>>> To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: OT: Win10 upgrade news
>>>
>>>
>>> Y'all,
>>>
>>> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36367221
>>>
>>> You've been warned.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>--
>Martin J. Osborne
>http://www.economics.utoronto.ca/osborne