Posted: 7/10/2017 2:24:21 PM EDT
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Windows 10 has decided to try to lock up my computer until I "Agree" (...under duress) to their terms and accept the update.
Is there anyway to turn this damn update off? Should I turn it off? It seems like every "update" that Windows sends me takes away more of my control and turns my BUSINESS computers into constant advertisements for whatever snake-oil they're paid to pitch. How to I turn this thing off? |
| I actually like Windows 10 I have been running since first release and now running the 1703 update. It is a better performing OS and more stable OS. I have been a die hard Mac user for years and hated Vista, 7 was ok and 8 was terrible but 10 is actually a really good OS. |
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SNIP turns my BUSINESS computers into constant advertisements for whatever snake-oil they're paid to pitch. SNIP Let me guess, business computers running W10 Home edition I think anyone who turns off updates should be denied any technical support and should be blocked from accessing the internet. It's like not vaccinating your kids. ETA, I've never even seen an advertisement. I have one little box that randomly shows suggested apps, which I can turn off if I want. You act like there are banners running across your screen to download and install stuff. If there is, then your computer already has AIDS. That or you didn't even do a clean install and you are using whatever prepackaged BS came from your PC manufacturer. |
| I have noticed since the last update that when I alt+control+delete, I can only see Mozilla or whatever game I am running-which irritates me, because Windows has about 48 things running in the background I used to be able to manually turn off to speed my computer up..... |
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I have noticed since the last update that when I alt+control+delete, I can only see Mozilla or whatever game I am running-which irritates me, because Windows has about 48 things running in the background I used to be able to manually turn off to speed my computer up..... |
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You either need an IT department, or you need to outsource it to somebody who can do managed services for you.
Like you said, it's your BUSINESS computers we're talking about. Focus on your business, and let people who do this stuff for a living take that headache away from you. |
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Computers don't get viruses, users do. No patch in the world can fix stupid users that go to crap web sites, open unknown email attachments, etc.
Most AV software is a joke, it asks the user to decide if suspicious file is a virus. The user doesn't know, they thought the software would know. |
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Computers don't get viruses, users do. No patch in the world can fix stupid users that go to crap web sites, open unknown email attachments, etc. Most AV software is a joke, it asks the user to decide if suspicious file is a virus. The user doesn't know, they thought the software would know.  Playing with WannaCry Ransomware |
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I fall into the "get a Mac" camp, but that said, I still have a Windows machine mostly used for gaming and the occasional bit of software that just doesn't seem to get on well with Windows on a VM.
I spent time going through all the settings (and no, they are not all in one place) turning off all the "helpful" stuff M$ included in Win10 (Pro). That, plus using pi-hole, keeps it pretty quiet. |
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actually if you seen the cryptolocker stuff that just came out earlier this year it actually spreads over the network threw security vulnerability that the NSA found but never turned over. it takes no action from you to get taken over.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgBjes036JA |
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That's fuckin fantastic if all you want to do is browse the web, write shell scripts, and pretend you know how to use GIMP Quoted:
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I finallly dumped windows10 and put Linux mint on. Can't be happier |
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Linux is still garbage for 95% of the population. Quoted:
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Internet and photos probably covers the needs of 95% of the population. |
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You could give most of those people a basic Linux distro and they’d never even know it wasn’t windows. Most people have no idea about computers and as long as they can browse the internet and send emails and look at pictures they really don’t care. Look, I use Windows at home because I game.. if I didn't I'd be all MacOS. People can use whatever you want, I don't give a crap about fighting any OS holy war, but it's folly to claim that Linux is easier for an average user in any non-standard scenario |
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Assuming a best-case scenario where they never need to troubleshoot an OS update or a broken driver, or decide they want to play the game everyone's been talking about. Look, I use Windows at home because I game.. if I didn't I'd be all MacOS. People can use whatever you want, I don't give a crap about fighting any OS holy war, but it's folly to claim that Linux is easier for an average user in any non-standard scenario Quoted:
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You could give most of those people a basic Linux distro and they’d never even know it wasn’t windows. Most people have no idea about computers and as long as they can browse the internet and send emails and look at pictures they really don’t care. Look, I use Windows at home because I game.. if I didn't I'd be all MacOS. People can use whatever you want, I don't give a crap about fighting any OS holy war, but it's folly to claim that Linux is easier for an average user in any non-standard scenario I’m not some Linux fanboy either, but I have enough experience with it that most people could use it on a daily basis with no trouble. |
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I’m not some Linux fanboy either, but I have enough experience with it that most people could use it on a daily basis with no trouble. It's all a moot point in reference to OP's post, to which I reply, take your goddamn updates and don't be a fool. Defer Feature Upgrades if you like, but don't bypass security or cumulative updates. |
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Yes, until they want to change something significant, or something goes wrong, which is my whole point. It's all a moot point in reference to OP's post, to which I reply, take your goddamn updates and don't be a fool. Defer Feature Upgrades if you like, but don't bypass security or cumulative updates. |
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Unlike Windows where significant changes or something going wrong is easily remedied by the general population? For as much as people bitch about Windows Update (and a lot of it is valid, especially uncommanded reboots), I have never had it pooch an entire machine as surely as a simple 'apt-get upgrade' has done for me. |
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actually if you seen the cryptolocker stuff that just came out earlier this year it actually spreads over the network threw security vulnerability that the NSA found but never turned over. it takes no action from you to get taken over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgBjes036JA |
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Windows 10 on a new computer in three months has crashed 4 times for me.
Blue screen shit. Had to reload from a mirror each time. A true piece of shit. The Lenovo I am using at this moment has been rock solid with Win 7 and it is around two or three years old now. I don't get Win10 update messages any more. |
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Windows 10 on a new computer in three months has crashed 4 times for me. Blue screen shit. Had to reload from a mirror each time. A true piece of shit. The Lenovo I am using at this moment has been rock solid with Win 7 and it is around two or three years old now. I don't get Win10 update messages any more. |
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Windows 10 on a new computer in three months has crashed 4 times for me. Blue screen shit. Had to reload from a mirror each time. A true piece of shit. The Lenovo I am using at this moment has been rock solid with Win 7 and it is around two or three years old now. I don't get Win10 update messages any more. |
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Let me guess, business computers running W10 Home edition... Do you start out by making ass-umptions about every total stranger you meet? 
Have you sought professional counseling to help you manage your problem? |
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How presumptuous of you...No, not W10 Home. W10 Pro 64, Version 1607, Build 14393.1358 Do you start out by making ass-umptions about every total stranger you meet?
Have you sought professional counseling to help you manage your problem? |
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Absolutely. You can get paid support, you can take it to Geek Squad, hell your average teenage neighbor kid can probably fix it. For as much as people bitch about Windows Update (and a lot of it is valid, especially uncommanded reboots), I have never had it pooch an entire machine as surely as a simple 'apt-get upgrade' has done for me. |