Hi I just caught windows 10 trying to hijack my computer and change it from seven which I want and a gamer. Has any anyone else had this happen?

As the July 29th deadline for getting Windows 10 as a free upgrade gets closer, this is going to be happening more and more often.

One of my favorite tech bloggers really likes Windows 10, but chooses to not upgrade his Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 computers because he uses them for his blogs and responses to people who ask for help. His latest newsletter compares the Microsoft push for Windows 10 lately as meeting all the criteria for malware. I must agree.

6/2/2016 3:49:56 PM

Microsoft may have just jumped the shark when it comes to deceptive/forced Windows 10 upgrades

I’ve complained and complained and complained about Upgradegate, Microsoft’s misguided strategy to force Windows 7/8.1 users into upgrading to Windows 10 by deceiving them with socially-engineered dialog boxes. Well. You didn’t think this was possible—I certainly didn’t—but it just got worse. The Register explains:



Yes, really. Ah boy.

Now, there it is … the issue is that we’ve been trained over the years, over many years, to when we see a dialog box like this, and we don’t want to act on it, or especially, if we don’t necessarily trust it, we close it. Well, if you click the little “x” in the upper right-hand corner, that does in fact close the dialog box. It closes that pop-up message that says Windows 10 is ready to be installed.

The misleading part is: it takes that as your approval to install Windows 10, and it proceeds with the installation.

In other words, closing the dialog box using the “close window” which 99.99% of all other applications on the planet means, “Don’t do this. Stop. Close. Go away. Cancel” whatever synonym you want, in this case, Microsoft has decided that it means, “Yes, please continue with the installation”.

That’s misleading. And like I said, to me, that’s a step over the line.

Unfortunately, Microsoft is completely unapologetic about this. They apparently don’t care. They apparently, whenever they’re being asked about this, are simply pointing at the wonderful literature about how wonderful Windows 10 is, and everybody should be happy to get it.

One of my favorite tech bloggers really likes Windows 10, but chooses to not upgrade his Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 computers because he uses them for his blogs and responses to people who ask for help. His latest newsletter compares the Microsoft push for Windows 10 lately as meeting all the criteria for malware. I must agree.

As a Win7 Enterprise user, it seems I can take advantage of THIS version of Never 10.

The hoo rah about it being spyware is grossly overstated. If you don't want telemotry data to be sent to Microsoft, you can turn down the settings. http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-telemetry-secrets/

It's worth noting that the telemetry data I describe here is only a small part of the routine traffic between a Windows 10 PC and various servers controlled by Microsoft

“Examples of data we may collect include your name, email address, preferences and interests; location, browsing, search and file history; phone call and SMS data; device configuration and sensor data; voice, text and writing input; and application usage.” –Microsoft Privacy Statement (pre-release versions of Windows)

“Microsoft collects data to operate effectively and provide you the best experiences with our services. You provide some of this data directly, such as when you create a Microsoft account, submit a search query to Bing, speak a voice command to Cortana, upload a document to OneDrive, or contact us for support. We get some of it by recording how you interact with our services by, for example, using technologies like cookies, and receiving error reports or usage data from software running on your device. We also obtain data from third parties (including other companies).” –Microsoft Privacy Statement

they have the right to collect just about all data to which they technically have access. They, like Google, use that to profile you and to sell information to advertisers. So, if you OK with that – then yes – Windows 10 is “safe”, especially with the accusation of having a keylogger.

I find that my Amazon searches follow me around on the internet for several weeks and I don't particularly like that either. It happens in Firefox and in Edge. Data collection is becoming so ubiquitous...

Verizon, the largest US wireless carrier by subscribers, was slapped with a $1.35 million fine by the US Federal Communications Commission yesterday (March 7) for its use of “supercookies” that track users’ web browsing activity without their knowledge.

Perhaps more worrisome is that it would still be kosher for companies to charge extra for the “luxury” of not spying on customers’ internet activity. AT&T's gigabit fiber-optic network, for example, currently charges customers $29 per month more if they don’t want the company to scrutinize their web histories and search engine queries. The proposal also wouldn't cover the content of websites, meaning data from any non-HTTPS encrypted site a customer visits is still up for grabs.

There is only one version for all Windows 7 and 8/8.1.
Never10 has been updated since its first release to include the ability to delete the hidden folder that Windows 10 files download into. If Microsoft has already downloaded Windows 10 installation files onto your computer, Windows10 will prompt you about whether or not you want to delete the folder.

Get Never10 directly from the author's website at
https://www.grc.com/never10.htm