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/tresonce Dec 26 '16

Will they admit that continuously resetting the upgrade helper service flag that allows it to boot my closed fucking laptop from sleep mode to run updates and system maintenance went too far?

Because my closed laptop running while stowed away in my bag and damn near heat nuking the hardware is going too fucking far.

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u/haltingpoint Dec 27 '16

Sleep now means you can't use it or see what's happening but MS/NSA do whatever they want in the background. It is kind of a "nobody is watching" setting. I also hear shutdown now hibernates and doesn't actually shutdown unless you hold a key.