Windows 7 and 8.1 users turning off critical updates to avoid Windows 10 'malware'

When Windows 10 was first offered to users of Windows 7 and 8.1 it was via a pleasant upgrade tool that allowed users to 'reserve' their copy of the new OS. However, as time has gone by, Microsoft has employed more and more insidious methods to get people to upgrade, including tricking them into doing so. The sneaky behavior has gotten so bad, that growing numbers of users of the older operating systems have taken to disabling critical updates in order to completely avoid Windows 10. Microsoft has, in the past, explained away its aggressive upgrade strategy as a way… [Continue Reading]