[OPLINTECH] Thank you, Microsoft

[Dan Will]

Bob, 

   As someone who does use WSUS, let me add something to the equation, you can still get the nagware unless you set 

“Do not connect to any windows update internet locations” to enabled as well as “Defer upgrades and updates”. Windows 10 

still wants to “phone home” so to speak. I find that even with group policy set this way, Windows 10 wants to update daily, 

which is a huge pain in the posterior for those of us using Deep Freeze. I have been going through firewall logs trying to see 

what our huge spikes are of a morning. Guess what, Windows spends the first 30 minutes checking for updates from Redmond. 

Not cool Microsoft.

 

Dan Will

Technology Supervisor

danwill at meigslibrary.org

740.992.5813



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From: oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] On Behalf Of Chad Neeper
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 2:25 PM
To: OPLINTECH <OPLINTECH at lists.oplin.org>
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Thank you, Microsoft

 

Microsoft, in it's Infinite Wisdom, has just taken yet an even MORE aggressive stance towards upgrades to Windows 10. If you have domain joined Win7/8.x computers, but are not using WSUS and are instead configured to get your updates directly from Microsoft, be warned. You're no longer excluded from the Win10 nag and coming auto-upgrade <http://www.computerworld.com/article/2999548/microsoft-windows/microsoft-to-get-pushy-about-upgrading-to-windows-10.html> .

 

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3022796/windows-pcs/microsoft-changes-rules-of-windows-10-upgrade-game.html

 

 

The silver lining is that Microsoft has also at the same time finally documented a sanctioned method for blocking the nag and for preventing the automatic upgrade from occurring as a Recommended Update via Windows Updates. There is a registry change that can be made to stop it from nagging and from auto-upgrading.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3080351

 

 

And, oh yeah...It's starting at the end of this month. So you better hurry, if you like your Win7/8.x computers the way they are or if you haven't confirmed that all of your applications will work correctly in 10.

 

 

 

Have fun.

 

Chad


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