NeilN said:
You ever work with/for large companies? Custom legacy apps that break and VPN software that has a fit if the OS is upgraded.
Your comment is off topic because the Enterprise edition of Windows won't ever automatically upgrade to Windows 10 without domain admin approval.
We're talking about consumers here, because Microsoft changing Windows 10 to being a recommended upgrade doesn't affect PCs in a large corporation.
geode said:
Apple has been pushy, but you still have to initiate the upgrade from the app store - it won't be automatically installed as a "recommended update".
Windows 10 as a recommended update won't automatically install either. The user still needs to initiate the action. And if you really don't want Windows 10, there are well documented means to prevent it from updating. Just like OS X updates.
The only difference is that it'll automatically download the bits before hand.
ssbtech said:
Security updates are great, but don't force a new build on me that screws things up.
Any sort of code change = new software build. Whether it's a code change to fix a security issue or to add a feature it's still a code change.
I hear you on the Windows Insider program that re-paves some parts of the Registry, but I guess that's just part of being in the Insider program.
Bplayer said:
Because people like to bitch and complain, occasionally with good cause. MS is a huge target and it is easy to jump on the negative bandwagon.
Yup, that's absolutely what's going on. I just find it odd that users seem to freak out when Microsoft does this, but not when other companies like Google and Apple do exactly the same thing.
Plus, people state misinformation such as Windows 10 automatically being installed without users clicking a "Upgrade/Update" button (geode), or that this somehow affects Enterprise customers (NeilN).
When Chrome updates it doesn't ever give the user the choice to not update, it affects all customers (enterprise, small business and consumer), they do more than simple security fixes, and when browsers change they absolutely affect different apps (web apps) that may have been built to interface with older versions of the browser.
I'm not against what Google is doing. In fact, I think the vast majority of users are better off with automatic software updates. Mobile operating systems work that way, and I see no reason for desktop operating systems to be any different.
I'm just amazed with the inconsistency around which software updates people choose to bitch about.
To answer a few more comments...
gzink said:
I have apps running and am away at times. Win10 pushes an update and reboots. I have a password to login. None of my apps work at home until I get there to reboot and login. That's what upsets me about auto updates.
Then change your Windows Update settings to download the updates and not install them until you initiate the reboot.
BGY11 said:
Given how often Microsoft has released updates that prevented computers for booting (there's definitely been several), I'd rather update on my terms (or at least after enough time has passed to ensure the updates aren't going to break things.
Sure, and Microsoft allows you to do that. I assume you're still not running Windows 10 ~6 months after its release, it's not going to automatically do a OS upgrade on your PC without you giving it permission first, and if you really don't want it to ever be installed there are well documented means to prevent it from happening.