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Since the launch of Windows 10, we have seen reports of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users finding their PCs upgrading to the latest OS without permission or knowledge. Microsoft has been avoiding the subject for a while but this week, it finally came clean and said that a bug in the upgrade system caused some users to automatically upgrade to the latest OS.
Back in August, there was a bug in the automatic update system that rolled out to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users, which triggered unauthorised installation attempts- in some cases users came back to find multiple failed Windows 10 installation attempts had occurred, according to a report from Forbes.
In one screenshot sent to the site, a user had experienced 31 failed attempts to install the OS happening in the background. These were discovered by checking the update history and would likely go unnoticed by many.
Microsoft is now saying that the automatic update bug has been fixed, though that doesn't really help the users who were already affected. At least the failed update attempts will stop, which some users have confirmed is the case. Microsoft is planning to push upgrades more aggressively in the new year though, so Windows 7 and 8.1 users may want to keep that in mind.
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KitGuru Says: This is a pretty bad bug to have, especially for those that found Windows 10 had successfully installed itself without permission. Were any of you affected by this automatic update bug?
bullshit =]]
Oh, a bug?! How strangely convenient for Microsoft. And the download happened by mistake too?
Installation of an unwanted operating system could give them quit the trouble at court. Redmond should be more careful when they force down something the users throat.
Bug!??? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
I do not want an upgrade to Windows 10. How do I stop getting notification and auto
downloads for Windows 10? I have read reports on it and it sucks!
That would be a good idea. Mass lawsuit on Microsoft for downloading windows 10 to peoples computers, when it is not wanted!
I am still getting Windows 10 trying to download automatically every time I try to run updates. It is keeps up, the next time I need or want a new computer, I will buy a MAC, never another Windows operating system….EVER! Windows ME sucked, Vista sucked and now I have read Windows 10 sucks as well. Windows 7 works great. Why can’t the idiots at Microsoft leave things alone?
Bug, mistake, fixed? whatever they want to call it… new installs of 8.1 are still marking the Win10 install BY DEFAULT!
Remember Matthew, that Microsoft was the first company to join the NSA Program according to Snowden Leaks
A bug?! LOL…!
Well, Compatibility Appraiser is refusing to run on my system, and frankly, this auto-mentality.- that i cannot just run it, and have to wait weeks to see if a fix changed anything, because some engineer at MS thought. that this design would be a good idea, Is really putting me off… It feels like Microsoft is trying to babysit their customers! I guess Windows 10 isn’t for me. Whomever makes Direct X for Linux, will become my king!
And you know who was the last to join the PRISM program? Apple, coincidentally shortly after Job’s death….