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reluctant to update W7-W8-W8.1
I am definitely not interested in W10, unless M$ makes major improvements in privacy, and to increase user controls - which seems unlikely, from what I hear (to date).
I am even becoming reluctant to allow Windows Update access to my W7-W8-W8.1 computers, because they're now getting some of the same type of spyware and loss of user control too. So of course I have Windows Updates set to manual (not automatic), and it will remain ever so! The only way is apparently to get a list of the offending spyware/controlware KB numbers and doublecheck it each month vs the offered Windows Updates - to exclude/hide them. But considering the large number of updates involved, month to month, that's going to be a lot of trouble over the next few years! Any suggestions on an easier way to handle this? Thanks. -- Auric |
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reluctant to update W7-W8-W8.1
On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 08:23:56 -0500
AuÂł+ wrote: I am definitely not interested in W10, unless M$ makes major improvements in privacy, and to increase user controls - which seems unlikely, from what I hear (to date). I am even becoming reluctant to allow Windows Update access to my W7-W8-W8.1 computers, because they're now getting some of the same type of spyware and loss of user control too. So of course I have Windows Updates set to manual (not automatic), and it will remain ever so! The only way is apparently to get a list of the offending spyware/controlware KB numbers and doublecheck it each month vs the offered Windows Updates - to exclude/hide them. But considering the large number of updates involved, month to month, that's going to be a lot of trouble over the next few years! Any suggestions on an easier way to handle this? Thanks. There is only one way to handle it, because Microsoft isn't going to change. Use an operating system that doesn't spy on you, and gives you complete control of your computer, and updates. |
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reluctant to update W7-W8-W8.1
Auł+ wrote:
I am definitely not interested in W10, unless M$ makes major improvements in privacy, and to increase user controls - which seems unlikely, from what I hear (to date). I am even becoming reluctant to allow Windows Update access to my W7-W8-W8.1 computers, because they're now getting some of the same type of spyware and loss of user control too. So of course I have Windows Updates set to manual (not automatic), and it will remain ever so! The only way is apparently to get a list of the offending spyware/controlware KB numbers and doublecheck it each month vs the offered Windows Updates - to exclude/hide them. But considering the large number of updates involved, month to month, that's going to be a lot of trouble over the next few years! Any suggestions on an easier way to handle this? Thanks. You read the description, before you tick the box in Windows Update. When I installed Win7 Pro SP1 on the Test Machine six weeks ago, I read all *200* descriptions before installing them. Then hide the ones with CEIP in them (Customer Experience Improvement Program) or hide the GWX one (Get Windows 10), etc. There isn't sufficient automation to make a fancy solution. We can't even get them listed in numerical order. Paul |
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reluctant to update W7-W8-W8.1
On 9/10/2015 8:23 AM, Auł+ wrote:
I am definitely not interested in W10, unless M$ makes major improvements in privacy, and to increase user controls - which seems unlikely, from what I hear (to date). I am even becoming reluctant to allow Windows Update access to my W7-W8-W8.1 computers, because they're now getting some of the same type of spyware and loss of user control too. So of course I have Windows Updates set to manual (not automatic), and it will remain ever so! The only way is apparently to get a list of the offending spyware/controlware KB numbers and doublecheck it each month vs the offered Windows Updates - to exclude/hide them. But considering the large number of updates involved, month to month, that's going to be a lot of trouble over the next few years! Any suggestions on an easier way to handle this? Thanks. -- Auric You might be able to keep up with it by using the WSUS update program. The latest version can be found at; http://www.wsusoffline.net/ |
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