Microsoft may be downloading Windows 10 to your computer without your consent.

[avj]

I am not sure how true the claims are, as I no longer use windows except in a virtual machine with no internet connection. According to several sites windows 7 and 8 machines are having windows 10 downloaded through automatic updates.

http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a668...r-not.html

[Valtam]

Gotta love backdoors  >

[avj]

More info can be found in the following link, including the hidden folder it downloads it to and suggestions for stopping it.

http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/preve...eservation

[m654321]

avj said...

I am not sure how true the claims are, as I no longer use windows except in a virtual machine with no internet connection.

How do you patch Windows OS, for security purposes, without an internet connection?  Isn't that a little risky - might not  Windows-specific viruses (if present), enter the virtual machine and attack your unprotected Windows OS, either from the internet or from any contaminated files from  USB storage devices?

Even when Win 7 or 8.1 are installed as VMs in Oracle Virtualbox v.5, as I have done, I have still received this annoying notification for the Win 10 upgrade.  However, you can disable the get Win 10 icon in the notification tray.  I have done this and I am assuming that the Win 10 upgrade is now cancelled (though may be wrong here...). You need to delete KB3035583 in Windows Updates.  See  http://www.howtogeek.com/218856/how-do-y...tion-tray/ which was the source of this information.

Regards
Mike

[avj]

@m654321 I don't let windows have access to anything except a shared folder, and I check every thing that goes in to the system. If I did get a security problem I have backup data I can restore and be back in business very quickly. I use only a few programs some of which date back to windows 95 that I haven't found suitable replacements for in Linux. My virtual machine is running XP no network is used because of the security risk.

[Wirezfree]

I have a cheap Windows 8.1 with bing tablet, that offered an upgrade via a Notification, and my "for posterity" Windows 7/8.1 VM's offered the same.
A quick Google found the culprit, it was part of regular updates in April. Already noted above by @m654321 is the method of removing the update.

Without user action it can't install Win10 over 7/8 (TTBOMK)

[OldGuy]

Ummmmm.  If you reserved your copy - you gave consent.

I didn't on any of mine and nothing was downloaded.  I also deleted the "update" that displays the "beg" icon...

[Valtam]

Ummmmm.  If you reserved your copy - you gave consent.

I didn't on any of mine and nothing was downloaded.  I also deleted the "update" that displays the "beg" icon...

I was unaware of this. Can you please show us where they say that? Thank you.

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[avj]

@OldGuy, the first post in this topic provides a link describing the problem. The post you referred to is provided to help you if you do not want windows 10, even if you gave consent and then changed your mind.

[OldGuy]

I don't know if you gave LEGAL consent when you reserved your copy, but you sure IMPLIED consent.  I am not a lawyer but I also KNOW if you don't reserve it doesn't download.  I have Win 7 on 5 machines, made no reservation and nothing downloaded. 

The title of this thread is what I find misleading as if it happens if you do not reserve your copy.