Mitch wrote:When I booted up a little while ago, I got the dreaded Microsoft message that the computer was gonna get an update and will require a reboot. It's something about Windows 10 not being supported after November unless updated now. In my settings, it's gonna do it in the middle of the night. I despise that message: We have an update that's gonna make your computer better! Yeah, right! What's really going to happen is that in the morning, before work, at least 2 things that worked perfectly before the update are not going to work at all.
I was given a laptop with ten installed. Loaned it to SIL for work.
But:
Took a couple of weeks and KILLED updates, and absolutely terminated telemetry before releasing it.
My XP machines still work just fine. Killed updates years and years ago (after the WGA fiasco). All the MicroSlime scare tactics about XP not being supported? They hadn't supported me for 10 years at that point. Never trust MS to get updates right. Never believe something from MS is "free". Brave new world, take our free upgrade and you'll be RIGHT! Ignore what folks are saying about telemetry, unique advertising ID, tracking all you do, selling that data off....but it's FREE!