silencer_pl Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 You know that W7 and W8 also received such KBs? Yet everyone is only concerned about W10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 You know that W7 and W8 also received such KBs? Yet everyone is only concerned about W10 Yeah, I did. Microsoft is becoming big brother. Too bad, I'm smarter than the average dumb ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I did not. https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/smiley-redneck.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 If anyone is interested here are those KB's in question if you have Win 7/8.1 It's at the bottom of the page, but the article is a good read anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Shit, the BASTARDS! Thanks, NoX! I don't know when W started to install updates without notice, I used to go through them and only install the non-fishy stuff, like critical updates for the system. Perhaps Nadja turned the auto option on... Anyway. Going back to manual, unistalling those four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 https://www.theinquirer.net/IMG/426/320426/windows-10-logo-confused-270x167.jpg?1441944805 Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 is being downloaded to computers whether or not users have opted in. :: As reported at The Inquirer here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Wot? Windows have basically been turned into a trojan... Is there no court to take such shit on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Enough with the doom-swaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Yup, that's some definite grade A bullshit right there. Case in point. With my Win 8.1 PC from page 6, you'll recall that despite my attempts at blocking a Win 10 install it tried none the less. Now check this out, so I have my Win 7 computer set so that I'm told that there are updates available, however, I choose when and if I want to download them, right? So earlier this week I get on my W7 and do an update, I take a shower and come back to find my computer had restarted itself. So I'm thinking wtf...so I go to Window Update, and guess what I see? My settings had been changed to (Install updates automatically) from what I've ALWAYS have set my OS's on which is (Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them). So I get a lil curious, and go to program files where MS tried to install the Win 10 folder "'$Windows.~BT'" and it wasn't there, Phew I thought. But being the anal retentive person I was I got a hair up my ass and went to the control panel. Under folder options/view tab I see that my Show hidden folders prompt had been changed to DON'T show hidden files, folders and hardrives. Which I personally had changed months ago to have them shown. (Yes I know by default this option is off) So, not only did MS download the BT folder to my PC without my permission it's changed my folder options and THAT is BULLSHIT. Because low and behold, there's the BT folder with about 5 GIGS of files I didn't ask OR allow to be installed on my PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Silencer, that is not doom-swaying. That is serious crap on MS side. Downloading stuff you never wanted, changing the settings so you wouldn't notice... SERIOUS crap. There is a huge demand for a user-friendly OS change option right now. If such an option arises, I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Update. Since I use my Win 7 PC strictly for older games and quite literally for nothing else. I've gone ahead and disabled all MS updates for W7 entirely. I figure the system will play these older games without the need for any new updates. I have two computers connected to one monitor, you can click here if you missed my older topic. I truly believe like thousands of others that Win 7 is/was the last best OS MS created, I'll be damned if MS tries to Frankenstein my system. You may call it "doom swaying" all you want, but don't be surprised if you get another Blitzkrieg. -NoX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 That would be hard because I'm at 4GB of space on system drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Photon Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Long time no see guys! Haven't read the rest of the topic, but yeah, try to stay away from Windows if you value your privacy. Linux and OS X have good variety of games now, thanks to Steam. Note that even other OSs are not a panacea, there are privacy issues that are becoming cross-platform. Some relevant guides: https://www.ghacks.net/2015/07/30/windows-10-and-privacy/https://fix-macosx.com/https://fixubuntu.com/ Zombie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Google knows everything about you, and if you have FB, you're as well as can go naked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Long time no see guys! Haven't read the rest of the topic, but yeah, try to stay away from Windows if you value your privacy. Linux and OS X have good variety of games now, thanks to Steam. Note that even other OSs are not a panacea, there are privacy issues that are becoming cross-platform. Some relevant guides: https://www.ghacks.ne...10-and-privacy/https://fix-macosx.com/https://fixubuntu.com/ Welcome back Crazy Photon! Nice to see an old face around here (I'm not calling you old btw). - Zombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 lol, that's a pretty bold assumption to go outright Linux or Mac. Or just keep MS's OS from under your thumb and manage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Photon Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Google knows everything about you, and if you have FB, you're as well as can go naked. ^ This. Social Media has way more impact to one's privacy that OS selection. Welcome back Crazy Photon! Nice to see an old face around here (I'm not calling you old btw). Thanks! I do have a beard nowadays, so yeah, a bit more "seasoned" lol, that's a pretty bold assumption to go outright Linux or Mac. Or just keep MS's OS from under your thumb and manage it. It really depends on the type of people, all of the OSs are vulnerable if not properly hardened. Even Windows with proper hardening and tuning can be good enough. Personally, I like having better knowledge of which services are running, hence I like Arch Linux, but it's not something that everyone is willing to do. I also use OS X daily. I do have a couple of windows boxes but I barely use them (my gf does though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoXTheRoXStaR Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Windows 'Snooping' and nagging patches return, including KB3035583, and KB2956224 https://www.infoworld.com/article/2989896/microsoft-windows/windows-snooping-and-nagging-patches-return-kb-3035583-kb-2952664.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 https://zdnet1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/2015/10/15/00f9d9d6-5cd0-40a1-b5bb-87a05905781f/986238cc379f4fec88bc88dabfa44c84/2015-10-1511-21-24.jpg :: Upgrade or upgrade - Microsoft's Windows 10 prompts are leaving some without choice as reported here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflash Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 taking the plunge today folks. will keep you advised as to how things blowup! ^.^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Staying ever optimistic I see, Sunflash... :: *imagines silencer sighing, as by now he no doubt managed to get even his great grandmother to upgrade to Win 10 Pro without a hitch. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Upgraded one of my notebooks to it, and it looks all right - nothing has broken as far as I can see. There is this sense of loss of some control, at least with the personalisation. There are persistent notifications that keep coming back even after I thought I switched them off. The start menu seems a bit of a miniaturised Windows 8 tablet start screen with lots of silly live panels that thankfully can be turned off and removed - though honestly this is not really a selling point. One thing from Windows 8 I'm missing is the panel that slides out of the right of the screen when you move your mouse to right edge. Probably a right handed mouse user thing. I was initially very excited by the mutli-desktop icon that appeared on the task bar, but I think they've somewhat missed the potential with it - if not the point entirely. The desktop icons stay the same as you go between the screens. All that changes are what open windows are on screen. Other OS's, particularly the ones on smartphones execute multiple desktop screens very nicely - so why can't a heavy hitter like Windows do the same? Also Explorer? It's called Edge now. I've no need for it as I use Chrome and Firefox, but I do hope they've reworked it from the ground up as they claimed rather than just change its name. Overall though, nothing exciting really. The sun still rises. it's just 4GB off my monthly data cap knocked off for each computer I'm updating. - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflash Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 afraid my detailed report will hafta wait. familu emergancy has callwd me out of town for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 :: Early 2016 Windows 10 will become an automatic "recommended" update as reported at Ars Technica here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflash Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 A brief summery: other than some minor fumbles in trying to organize my start menu how I wanted(turns out that wasn't really saved in the upgrade) I've not really had any problems. I HAVE noticed this odd bit where on starting Windows it likes to force all my fans to max for a moment(four times in a row, usually), but everything still seems to run surprisingly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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