KB3035583 Installing Windows 10 using Windows Update?

Anonymous
2015-04-12T11:56:46+00:00

Would you please tell me how to prevent the installation of KB3035583 in my computer and if it is already installed, how to remove it?  Also, are there other updates that we need to be concerned about that enable this behaviour?

KB3035583 now appears as an Important update in Windows Update and is checked which means it will be automatically installed if the user does not uncheck it.  If automatic update is set, it will install without intervention.

There are credible articles that say that Microsoft either has installed or will install changes to my computer that will enable Microsoft to use it as an advertising platform and then install Windows 10 without first obtaining an informed decision to do so.  I truly hope this is not true.

On behalf of my clients and their 162 Windows "consumer" computers, I must tell you that we do not grant Microsoft or any other vendor the right to do this.  When other Windows players do this, we regard it as malware and take great care to remove it.

Microsoft got to where it is today by selling Windows.  We have spent decades learning how to use Windows and billions of dollars buying Windows computers and Windows software.  We own these systems.  They are ours, not Microsoft's.

Windows Update has earned a huge trust.  We trust Microsoft to use Windows Update to keep our computers safe and secure.  When Patch Tuesday comes along we install all the updates that Microsoft says are "important." We assume those to be either plugging a security leak or fixing a software error.

We all hope Windows 10 will be something we will want.  We will carefully review and consult trusted advisors before we install Windows 10.  We have seen Windows 8 and rejected it.  Windows 8 is a bad product we did not choose.  

Automatically installing Windows 10 on our computers would be a severe abuse of a well-earned trust.  Changing our computers to enable them to become advertising platforms is also an abuse.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-02-10T10:16:01+00:00

    Sorry to say that my reluctance to believe that Microsoft would abuse 'Check but let me choose...' does seem to have been misplaced.

    http://windowssecrets.com/forums/showthread.php/172181-What-the-!!!!-KB2976978.

    This is consistent with CanadianTech's warning and the only safe action is to use 'Never Check...'.

    There is no difference between 'Never Check' and 'Automatic' for those who check for updates regularly. I will not reply to anyone who disagrees who is unable to provide a certificate that they have taken a course in logic.

    I have 2 tablets that I need for work the manufacturers of which and users who have tried it clearly say that updating to Windows 10 removes important functionality. There must be millions like me. CanadianTech is right: What is happening is a scandal.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-02-09T13:38:50+00:00

    I am not ignorant to the fact that every piece of software, in every operating system, by every manufacturer->phones home.  I am not ignorant to the fact that routers can be hacked.  There are many web pages dedicated to help those wanting to limit that conversation.  I am a strong believer in encryption, so I would say, protect your data.  I question who every piece of software is conversing with and try to ascertain why. The only way to make all that conversation cease, is to never connect the device to the internet.

    Recently I've found a very educative video: Disable Windows 10 Spying - Privacy & Security

    Even though my English is not very good, I strictly recommend you (and all the others) to watch this video. In my eyes Microsoft has lost its credibility... I no longer trust Microsoft.

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  3. Monkey57 3,535 Reputation points
    2016-02-09T12:07:41+00:00

    I am not ignorant to the fact that every piece of software, in every operating system, by every manufacturer->phones home.  I am not ignorant to the fact that routers can be hacked.  There are many web pages dedicated to help those wanting to limit that conversation.  I am a strong believer in encryption, so I would say, protect your data.  I question who every piece of software is conversing with and try to ascertain why. The only way to make all that conversation cease, is to never connect the device to the internet.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-09T07:16:42+00:00

    Monkey57 & his company:

    So you agree with MS policy of spying. Can you imagine MS key-logger files with your passwords, credit card numbers, ets. may be hacked? See similar cases:

    http://thehackernews.com/2016/02/nasa-hacked-drone.html

    http://www.wired.com/2015/08/security-news-week-pentagon-got-hacked-def-con/

    How do you feel now? Do you still agree with MS spying policy?

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-02-08T11:30:22+00:00

    After reading ALL the posts in this thread, I must say that I'm amazed at the amount of nit picking that is going on. It started out as an INFORMATION thread on how to AVOID being FORCED to install Win 10. It has turned into nothing but a rant of BICKERING and belittling each other. GROW UP ! ! ! Get your heads out of your posteriors and behave like the adults you are claiming to be.

    Since this is no longer an informative thread, I'll no longer be following it.

    Dave

    Surely, you did NOT read all the posts in this thread. Otherwise, you should find the updates.

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