[OPLINTECH] NO Thank you, Microsoft

[Eric Lochtefeld]

I fixed the Subject line.

Eric Lochtefeld / IT Specialist
Mercer County District Library


On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Dan Will <danwill at meigslibrary.org> wrote:

> Bob,
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>    As someone who does use WSUS, let me add something to the equation, you
> can still get the nagware unless you set
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> “Do not connect to any windows update internet locations” to enabled as
> well as “Defer upgrades and updates”. Windows 10
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> still wants to “phone home” so to speak. I find that even with group
> policy set this way, Windows 10 wants to update daily,
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> 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
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> what our huge spikes are of a morning. Guess what, Windows spends the
> first 30 minutes checking for updates from Redmond.
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> Not cool Microsoft.
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> Dan Will
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> Technology Supervisor
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> danwill at meigslibrary.org
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> 740.992.5813
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> The difference between fiction and non-fiction? ......
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> Fiction has to make sense.
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> Tom Clancy
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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
>
>
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> 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>
> .
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> http://www.computerworld.com/article/3022796/windows-pcs/microsoft-changes-rules-of-windows-10-upgrade-game.html
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> 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.
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> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3080351
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> 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.
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> Have fun.
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> Chad
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> ______________________________
> *Chad Neeper*
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