Win10 forced upgrade?

I rarely use my win7 machine. I've heard it both ways -- (1) you won't
get a win10 upgrade unless you ask; and (2) you'll be upgraded
automatically. I'm happy sticking with win7 as long as TurboTax/HRBlock
are and do not EVER want to upgrade unless I have to.

Am I safe?

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On 16-Sep-2015 14:57, The Real Bev wrote:
I rarely use my win7 machine. I've heard it both ways -- (1) you won't
get a win10 upgrade unless you ask; and (2) you'll be upgraded
automatically. I'm happy sticking with win7 as long as TurboTax/HRBlock
are and do not EVER want to upgrade unless I have to.

Am I safe?


Here's how not to get the upgrade:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/p...ur-reservation

http://tinyurl.com/q5bsqnq


Good luck, you're dealing with Microsoft.

"The Real Bev" wrote in message
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I rarely use my win7 machine. I've heard it both ways -- (1) you won't get
a win10 upgrade unless you ask; and (2) you'll be upgraded automatically.
I'm happy sticking with win7 as long as TurboTax/HRBlock are and do not
EVER want to upgrade unless I have to.

Am I safe?




Windows 7 support is good until 1/14/2020.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...&wa=wsignin1.0

On 16-Sep-2015 14:57, The Real Bev wrote:
I rarely use my win7 machine. I've heard it both ways -- (1) you won't
get a win10 upgrade unless you ask; and (2) you'll be upgraded
automatically. I'm happy sticking with win7 as long as TurboTax/HRBlock
are and do not EVER want to upgrade unless I have to.

Am I safe?


More info here if you want nothing to do with windows 10.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/298...-or-81-pc.html

http://tinyurl.com/ngxm8wc

hth

The Real Bev wrote on 9/16/2015 2:57 PM:
I rarely use my win7 machine. I've heard it both ways -- (1) you won't
get a win10 upgrade unless you ask; and (2) you'll be upgraded
automatically. I'm happy sticking with win7 as long as TurboTax/HRBlock
are and do not EVER want to upgrade unless I have to.

Am I safe?


Are you disabling Windows Updates?

On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:57:22 -0700, The Real Bev
wrote:

I rarely use my win7 machine. I've heard it both ways -- (1) you won't
get a win10 upgrade unless you ask; and (2) you'll be upgraded
automatically. I'm happy sticking with win7 as long as TurboTax/HRBlock
are and do not EVER want to upgrade unless I have to.

Am I safe?

As of yet, Microsoft isn't forcing Win10 updates; you still have to
actively choose to make the upgrade

What they are doing in certain cases is having Win 7 / 8 *download*
the Windows10 install files (all 3GB) to the hard-drive in preparation
of an upgrade.

Uninstalling "Update for Windows (KB3035583)" will prevent this latter
behavior.

Microsoft being Microsoft, however, there's no telling if they one day
might decide to release the Win10 update as a "security update", which
usually are uninstalled automatically. Certainly it would fit in with
their current belief that they know best as to how to manage and
maintain your computer. Still, I think it is rather unlikely given the
blowback would be fairly severe. So they'll do everything they can to
speed up the transition - download the files, install nagware as
reminders - but won't actually force the upgrade.

On 09/16/2015 02:13 PM, Cy Burnot wrote:
The Real Bev wrote on 9/16/2015 2:57 PM:
I rarely use my win7 machine. I've heard it both ways -- (1) you won't
get a win10 upgrade unless you ask; and (2) you'll be upgraded
automatically. I'm happy sticking with win7 as long as TurboTax/HRBlock
are and do not EVER want to upgrade unless I have to.

Am I safe?

Are you disabling Windows Updates?

I have it set to 'tell me what they are and I'll tell you whether I want
them or not', but that doesn't mean my wishes will be honored :-( I
generally install the security updates, but nothing else. Since I turn
the machine on less often than once a month, there are generally quite a
few on the list...

FWIW, the only thing I need the windows machine for is TurboTax, a lot
of my Canon scanner functionality, and Garmin updates. Maybe other
firmware updates, but I don't keep a list. Except for that stuff, linux
does everything a 'normal' person needs.

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:57:22 -0700
The Real Bev wrote:

I rarely use my win7 machine. I've heard it both ways -- (1) you
won't get a win10 upgrade unless you ask; and (2) you'll be upgraded
automatically. I'm happy sticking with win7 as long as
TurboTax/HRBlock are and do not EVER want to upgrade unless I have to.

Am I safe?


I don't think anyone is safe from Microsoft. Windows is their
operating system, and they can change the rules anytime.

My banking website provides a link to TurboTax, and I have done my
taxes online for the Last two years using Linux Mint without any
problems.

You can also find a good safe link to TurboTax at irs.gov.

On 09/18/2015 02:59 PM, Johnny wrote:
On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:57:22 -0700
The Real Bev wrote:

I rarely use my win7 machine. I've heard it both ways -- (1) you
won't get a win10 upgrade unless you ask; and (2) you'll be upgraded
automatically. I'm happy sticking with win7 as long as
TurboTax/HRBlock are and do not EVER want to upgrade unless I have to.

Am I safe?


I don't think anyone is safe from Microsoft. Windows is their
operating system, and they can change the rules anytime.

My banking website provides a link to TurboTax, and I have done my
taxes online for the Last two years using Linux Mint without any
problems.

You can also find a good safe link to TurboTax at irs.gov.

Of all the things I don't want to depend on internet connectivity for,
tax crap is at the top of the list. I'm willing to pay actual cash
money to keep it on my computer at home -- it's balky enough running on
my machine, much less over the net.

Moreover, one year TT told me I had submitted my taxes on line on April
13 but didn't send an actual ack, so I printed and snail-mailed them.
Good choice, because they were NOT submitted on line. That was the last
time I tried that -- all things considered, postage is cheap. Besides,
California charges something like $20 to submit electronically, which is
yet one more insane thing our government does.

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