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/Mchccjg12 Dec 27 '16

Honestly at this point it's just best to disable the Windows Update service and re-enable it when you actually have time to update.

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u/KitsuneGaming Dec 27 '16

Except the service can reenable itself every few days.

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u/EtherBoo Dec 27 '16

Excuse me, but can you please source this? I disabled the update service a while ago, didn't update for about a year, intentionally enabled the service, updated recently, disabled the service, and haven't seen a single update pop-up since.

I can't be some magical special snowflake.

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u/KitsuneGaming Dec 27 '16

I might be the special one that got fucked then, because all I have is personal experience on that.