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Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

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Longdogs

Chatterbox

SW England

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25-09-2018, 08:04 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

I wonder if Microsoft read all this stuff about them?

Omah

Chatterbox

Ludlow

Joined: Feb 2014

Posts: 10,147

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25-09-2018, 08:04 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

Originally Posted by Meg ->

Thanks Omah

I have just done the above .
I hope it doesn't affect anything else

.

Not being technologically minded I find if I alter something it usually has unforeseen consequences but I can't reverse the action because I have forgotten how I did it

Well, in this case you know it's on the forum and you can ask me if you can't find it .....

Omah

Chatterbox

Ludlow

Joined: Feb 2014

Posts: 10,147

25-09-2018, 08:12 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->

I have switched it off on mine!

Go to 'Control Panel'
click on Admin Tools
Scroll down to 'Services' and double click
Scroll down to 'Windows Update' - right click
choose 'Properties' from drop down menu
go to 'Start up type' click
Choose 'Disabled' from drop down menu.

All done!

AFAIK, while disabling the automatic update service will temporarily halt any Windows 10 cumulative updates, the service will re-enable itself after a certain amount of time, so check the service status every once in a while .....

Meg

Supervisor

Worcestershire

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Posts: 42,850

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25-09-2018, 08:16 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

Originally Posted by Omah ->

Well, in this case you know it's on the forum and you can ask me if you can't find it .....

Yes thank you Omah

Ray Cathode

Senior Member

Scotland, UK (but not EU)

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Posts: 1,706

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25-09-2018, 08:25 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->

As for dual booting, I think you would need to create a partition but I have forgotten how to do that, in fact, I'm not even sure it is possible any more.

You can dual boot Win 7 and Win 10 but I think you have to install Win 7 first.

Longdogs

Chatterbox

SW England

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Posts: 43,957

25-09-2018, 08:26 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

Originally Posted by Ray Cathode ->

You can dual boot Win 7 and Win 10 but I think you have to install Win 7 first.

Thanks Ray

JBR

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Cheshire, UK

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25-09-2018, 09:59 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->

No. Sorry to disappoint you, but I have done that and eventually Microsoft manages to override the setting.
Believe me.

JBR

Chatterbox

Cheshire, UK

Joined: Sep 2015

Posts: 32,785

25-09-2018, 09:59 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->

I wonder if Microsoft read all this stuff about them?

They probably do, but don't give a toss!

JBR

Chatterbox

Cheshire, UK

Joined: Sep 2015

Posts: 32,785

25-09-2018, 10:08 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->

I still have Windows 7 Home edition and I have not been forced to use Win10. I still get the updates but just refuse them all. I did it for years until the idiot in the computer repair shop downloaded about 60 updates which meant I could no longer run my old Photoshop.

As for dual booting, I think you would need to create a partition but I have forgotten how to do that, in fact, I'm not even sure it is possible any more.

That is good news.

If I can get hold of a copy of W7 and can install it in a different partition, which I'm sure I have read about before, I could use W7 for the internet and most other things for that matter, and retain W10 to use with any software that won't run on W7 and which don't need the internet.

That would enable me to avoid any future updates to W10 that would have been sent over the internet, by simply disconnecting it.

Morticia

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England

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25-09-2018, 10:55 PM

Re: Is this fact or scam? (Microsoft update)

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->

That's what I did too. Worked for me.

Originally Posted by JBR ->

No. Sorry to disappoint you, but I have done that and eventually Microsoft manages to override the setting.
Believe me.

It hasn't with me ... are we talking just Win 10 updates here or the whole shebang. I switched my updates off when Win 10 was released and been foisted on everyone.

I have not heard a peep from them since and am running my little Win 7 laptop into the ground.

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