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
    2016-02-05T17:23:08+00:00

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  2. Monkey57 3,535 Reputation points
    2016-02-05T17:20:07+00:00

    Not sure if Windows 10 is good for everyone, and I doubt it is signaling the demise of other "CURRENT" operating systems from Apple, Google, and linux.  But to not keep your system current, or spending all your time doing manual updates in a shotgun manner seems foolish..  

    The Win10 update has not been forced on any computer we manage, the Win10 upgrading is done at our pace, and with consideration of the requirements/software in their businesses.  None of the anti-Win10 tools or methods in this thread are utilized to maintain the systems at Win7.

    "Windows 7 systems that are not properly protected are as easy to break into as Windows systems from 10 years ago."

     this is from an article in 2010.....  The importance of maintaining the security in the operating system has not changed!!

    http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tip/Six-Windows-7-security-vulnerabilities-you-dont-know-about

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-05T17:16:56+00:00

    IMHO, OpenOffice is less expensive than Excel. OpenOffice costs 0 (zero) dollars and Calc (a part of OpenOffice) is able to serve very well.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-05T15:57:06+00:00

    You haven't explained how I will be able to use my computer or software without drivers. Until you do that your replies are worthless.

    Windows 10 may be a good thing for most people and I am delighted for them.

    That does not mean it is a good thing for everybody and that is why Microsoft's policy is flawed.

    I am curious as to why you seem incapable of understanding the distinction.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-02-05T15:35:29+00:00

    You turned snotty pretty fast, and without having read all of the thread.

    I work in a field that requires me to show objectivity and critical judgment.  I deal with Windows 10 with the same approach.  As for your claims:

    (1)  You claim that because Win10 is free "temporarily," no one should pass up the savings.  But you do not know what the ultimate cost will be, or what form(s) it will take.  Accordingly, you have no way to know whether there will be net savings.  Those who say that there is no such thing as a free lunch and are not willing to be lured into a loss-leader trap are wary for good reason.  Your obliviousness to this risk, on the other hand, is a disservice to your clients.

    (2)  You say Win10 is more secure than previous versions.  So far, no review that I have read demonstrates this, and a couple of reviews discounted it.  Your opinion is unsubstantiated. 

    (3)  You say that the Win10 update process is "better" that previous versions, with fewer interruptions.  Since you do not explain why this is so, I must infer that it is because the update process is automatic and involuntary.  In other words, no one is bothering the user to ask his permission to make changes to his machine.  And that, clearly, is "better" only in the sense that you prefer it that way.  Others quite reasonably disagree, and prefer to have some way to control what happens.  You also overlook the widely reported fiascoes wherein recent updates have screwed up people's computers.

    (4)  I can't make out what you're babbling about here.

    (5)  "The app store is great," you say.  Now if I need a Microsoft app store, I'll find it.  I do not need or want the OS to interrupt my work to lead me to the app store.

    The overarching point you missed in your hop-and-a-skip through this thread is the importance of respecting the customer's right to enjoy quiet possession and use of software previously licensed from M$.  It is only when the customers have free choice--when their rights are respected, and they are not tricked--that the Win10 adoption rate means anything.  What do you contend, that the customers ought to be forced to go along, for their own good?  If Win10 is as advantageous as you claim, why do they need to be forced?

    Perhaps you ought to show more respect for your father, by the way.  He was right about Lotus 1-2-3.  It was a better product than Excel until IBM dropped the ball with version 9 and opted to concentrate on Lotus Notes.  Microsoft used that chance to finally catch up, and with no further investment being put into 1-2-3, Excel then overtook it.

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