<story><title>Microsoft again forced upgrades on Win10 PCs specifically set to block updates</title><url>https://www.computerworld.com/article/3261969/microsoft-windows/microsoft-again-forced-upgrades-on-win10-machines-specifically-set-to-block-updates.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>yolobey</author><text>Oh boy, this happened to me despite using the enterprise edition. The system forced an upgrade, despite me doing everything to stop it, and every time the upgrade crashed and I had to roll back to the previous version. Every day.&lt;p&gt;I spent a month like this, on an always-on system, trying to shut down the upgrade downloader from the task bar whenever I can after failing to stop it from settings, group policy, horsing around in powershell etc. Before that, I had also tried to make the upgrade work by doing it manually, updating drivers, unplugging all the peripherals etc. but it kept getting stuck halfway through. So I couldn&amp;#x27;t upgrade, and I couldn&amp;#x27;t not upgrade.&lt;p&gt;Well last week there was an update to the update so I hoped at least the upgrade would work now and I would be done with this charade. Nope, it crashed again while upgrading, except this time there was no way to roll back and use my system. I am torn between cutting windows out completely and going back to windows 7.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>spystath</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m mostly a Linux user but I use Windows at work. There is also an additional Windows computer in my house. Although I can&amp;#x27;t say I dislike Windows there is a singular issue with it that really grinds my gears. The OS assumes way too much about what I want to do. I get it that the defaults are there for the inexperienced or casual users but there really needs to be a way to tell the OS &amp;quot;Hands off! I know what I&amp;#x27;m doing&amp;quot;. I really don&amp;#x27;t want arbitrary actions to be made before I consent to them.</text></comment>
<story><title>Microsoft again forced upgrades on Win10 PCs specifically set to block updates</title><url>https://www.computerworld.com/article/3261969/microsoft-windows/microsoft-again-forced-upgrades-on-win10-machines-specifically-set-to-block-updates.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>yolobey</author><text>Oh boy, this happened to me despite using the enterprise edition. The system forced an upgrade, despite me doing everything to stop it, and every time the upgrade crashed and I had to roll back to the previous version. Every day.&lt;p&gt;I spent a month like this, on an always-on system, trying to shut down the upgrade downloader from the task bar whenever I can after failing to stop it from settings, group policy, horsing around in powershell etc. Before that, I had also tried to make the upgrade work by doing it manually, updating drivers, unplugging all the peripherals etc. but it kept getting stuck halfway through. So I couldn&amp;#x27;t upgrade, and I couldn&amp;#x27;t not upgrade.&lt;p&gt;Well last week there was an update to the update so I hoped at least the upgrade would work now and I would be done with this charade. Nope, it crashed again while upgrading, except this time there was no way to roll back and use my system. I am torn between cutting windows out completely and going back to windows 7.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>executesorder66</author><text>Laughs in Linux.</text></comment>