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Microsoft stealthily installs Windows 10 update to nag you to upgrade to Windows 11 – and not for the first time

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Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨lemmee_in@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-stealthily-installs-windows-10-update-to-nag-you-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-and-not-for-the-first-time

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  • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I would have upgraded to Windows 11, but they decided my processor is “too old”, so now I don’t use Windows at all.

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    • 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Same happened to my work computer about 2 years ago. The i5 was “too old”. Work tossed the laptop and bought a new one. I asked the IT manager if I could buy the old i5 from them, he just gave it to me, since it was already written off (no HDD, though). It’s running Linux now on an SSD, is fully updated, and still runs faster than the i9 on nvme they replaced it with to run win11. Win-win in this scenario, I guess.

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    • whithom@discuss.online ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s the best Linux advertisement ever.

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    • makyo@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My PC is really up to date and yet somehow it fails the Windows 11 ‘test’ you can run. Not sure why but it’s pretty nice so I haven’t looked into it.

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      • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        If your PC was bought in the last 5 or so years, it’s probably just the TPM being disabled in bios.

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  • NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s really crafty and nasty. And it also allows users to go through the process without requiring admin access.

    We needed to stay on Windows 10 for a few reasons at work. I had a few users tell me this or that broke and they could no longer use this function. Remoted on and found the computer was somehow updated to Windows 11. Users swore it was not their doing. I know what happened; it’s an update screen that has a decline at the very bottom corner far from the button to allow the update to proceed that most users don’t see so they are being intentionally misled by Microsoft to think they have no choice but to accept the update. And worse is that none of these users were admins. So what the fuck, Microsoft?!

    It’s so infuriating and disgusting.

    Thankfully we can now move to Windows 11 without issue, but that was a really frustrating time to be an admin and Microsoft deserves every bad thing that comes of users getting upset over this. Hopefully lawsuits to lose some money over it.

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    • FierySpectre@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      To be fair that seems like a group policy setting that wasn’t set.

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      • hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’m not an admin but don’t they keep changing them so that you can’t prevent these updates with group policy alone.

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  • AndrewZabar@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My twenty Linux machines just giggled.

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    • misterdoctor@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      genuine question, why do you have twenty computers

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      • Laser@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Right? It’s like their not even trying. Everyone knows you need at least a hundred machines

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      • AndrewZabar@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I ran an IT company for many years until I became disabled. But I do tons of tinkering selling and supporting still as a hobbyist etc. most of them are laptops. My lab used to have 14 full tower chassis systems Buto got rid of all of those once their functionality was not needed anymore after I closed the business. I mean - computers that I use daily is basically like three or four laptops and a few Android phones. A couple of tablets an iPhone an iPad an Android tablet. Also a few really old vintage devices just for shits n giggles.

        I mean… I got started in tech a long time ago. As in the early 1980s.

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  • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is why I shut automatic updates off six months ago. Yes, I’m aware of the security risks.

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    • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Clearly you aren’t or else you would turn on security updates

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      • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Image

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  • cholesterol@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The girlfriend from the unfaithful guy meme is not liking this.

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  • devilish666@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Meanwhile me who used heavily modified Win 10 that i downloaded from shady corner of the web be like : Nahh… Microsoft doesn’t have power to nag me, I’m practically immune to all Microsoft shit

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    • Death_Equity@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Us: You guys are getting updates?

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  • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I still use Windows and Facebook and Xitter. And I’m a dumb jerk with a big butt and my butt smells and i like to smell my own butt.

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  • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Other than Copilot, what does Windows 11 do worse than 10? I havent tried it yet.

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    • esc27@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
      • the UI may be noticeably slower on some systems
      • it is more difficult to avoid using a Microsoft account
      • the task bar cannot be moved and customization is more limited
      • some right click menu options are hidden behind an extra click
      • the start menu is different. More like an app drawer than previous versions.
      • some long depreciated features (like ungrouping taskbar items) were removed.

      Personally none of that bothers me, but everyone’s usage is different.

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      • esc27@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Oh, and the worst issue is the hardware support. It requires a newish processor and TPM (or equilivant)

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    • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Keylogging, and literally recording everything you do, then sending all of that information back to Microsoft.

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      • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        So does Windows 10 and every version of Windows for the last 15 years

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  • Sakychu@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My laptop showed me the “Upgrade now” screen everyday for atleast a year until I accidentally clicked the wrong button and now I’m stuck with win 11 :(

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    • maccentric@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I believe you have 30 days to roll back?

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    • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Probably for the best

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  • letsgo@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Well I’d be happy to. It’s only Microsoft’s silly rules that stop my laptop being upgraded to Win11.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Windows 10 is end of life in 11 months. Time to get moving.

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    • AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That, or if you’re like me, I’m just gonna keep my desktop running win10 and just never let it connect to the Internet by disabling or removing the wifi card so it can’t auto install 11. Gonna probably be upgrading soon anyways, so no need to worry.

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  • brainw0rms@hexbear.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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    • mdd@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My CPU is not supported. I don’t need faster hardware, my computer is able to do everything I need it to right now.

      I do not want to buy more hardware just to support an incremental OS update.

      I’m dual booting now.

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  • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Joke’s on them. Comp doesn’t support Windows 11.

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  • lorty@lemmygrad.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m so glad I switched a few months ago and don’t have to deal with Microsoft’s shit anymore

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