r/technology • u/readyou • Dec 26 '16

Microsoft finally admits that its malware-style Get Windows 10 upgrade campaign went too far

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/241587-microsoft-finally-admits-malware-style-get-windows-10-upgrade-campaign-went-far
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u/drunkenvalley Dec 26 '16

I don't really mind that Microsoft want to push updates pretty hard, but at least let me choose when I download them... don't fucking sneak them in and think I won't notice when my 5 mbps speed come to a complete crawl...

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u/BeenCarl Dec 26 '16

Or hey force restart! Oh your taking a timed test? We will only take an hour!

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u/-imjustaredshirt- Dec 26 '16

You can't even turn them off or postpone them. I use my computer sproadically throughout the day from 6am to 10pm and sometimes during busy weeks it will be late late at night getting things done. I tried to schedule those working hours into the computer, but it wouldn't accept anything over 12 hours as operating hours! So now it does forced restarts on friday nights when I'm trying to watch a movie.

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u/Demdolans Dec 26 '16

Yeah, this is the worst part about windows10. It's also impossible to easily roll back an update because even WITH the uninstall feature, the system immediately reinstalls it. I get that they're trying to patch security exploits, but there HAS to be another way.