Keith Nuttle wrote:
From the news articles there has been a lot of flack about MS forcing
Windows 10 updates at MS's convenience. ie the user has no control of
when the updates are downloaded and installed.

So far I have accepted this as flack, similar to the "Fact" that floated
around the media that you would need third party software to make CD/DVD
in Windows 8/8.1

I can not believe that a company would be so stupid as to implement
something like this. I can just see someone in the middle of a power
point presentation, and the meeting put on hold while the forced up date
is installed.

I am not against updates, and install them as soon as it is convenient
for me, usually during breaks, and in the evening while I am watching
TV, getting read to go to bed.

Is there anyone on this newsgroup who has the real facts on the upgrade
situation in Windows 10.

It doesn't necessarily work like that in Win10 (forced restart during use)

Windows 10 Home - updates are automatic, no user control
Windows 10 Pro - some user control to choose and delay till later, but
not forever for those MSFT determines as necessary.


With respect to 8/8.1 media - it did take MSFT some while to get there
ducks in a row (initial media availability was for retail
versions/product keys, then for the balance. Today the 8.1 Media
Creation Tool provides the ability to create 8.1 USB/DVD media to clean
install 8.1 using an 8.0 or 8.1 valid product key or reinstall on an
existing 8x without the key. If the device has the product key on
firmware (OEM o/s preinstalled), the product key is not necessary.

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...winston
msft mvp windows experience