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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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This continues to be sound advice. I don't know why so many find it hard to understand. Apparently there's something seductive or addictive about thinking that Microsoft will take care of you and respect your instructions while doing so. We all need to let go of that illusion.
Here is an updated set of instructions:
Prevent Windows 10
If you do not want Windows 10 and wish to prevent it from being installed on your computer, follow this exactly as laid out. I have done this on 150 client computers and it works flawlessly, and has continued to that since Spring, 2015.
Once you have followed the procedure below, and set Windows update to NEVER, once a month, start Windows Update manually, check for updates. When you get the list of “important” updates, right-click and choose hide on EVERY update in the Windows grouping that does not describe itself as Security. Allow the Malicious software removal tool or any C++ updates. Do not use ANY optional updates or place a checkmark in any unchecked updates. Proceed to update.
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Canadian Tech,
Thanks for your instructions on how to Prevent Windows 10.
You may want to add the following after "Proceed to update." ....
After the security updates have been installed, run the free app called GWX Control Panel (to make sure that Microsoft did not sneak any Windows 10 updates in with the security updates that you have installed).
That is an interesting possibility. I will be experimenting with it to decide whether to add it to my recommendations.
Thanks
You do refer to GWX Control Panel further down in your previous post where you wrote:
"First download and run GWX Control panel. A free app:
Canada Tech
I have recently tried Win10 and within 2 weeks, took it right back off. My aunt put it on my son's laptop and when we got it back, I reverted it back, too.
I HATE THE FORMA T of windows 10 and Cortana is useless. Sure you can move things around, but our laptops are INCOMPATIBLE with Win10. It's slow to load and has issues and errors left and right. You can't adjust the colors of the borders or the fonts or none of that fun stuff. Don't know about you, but I like doing that. All you get is one Single Color and that's it... and you can't pick a custom very easily, either. Tried to ask Cortana something and it could not figure it out or find it. Not even typing in a single word.
And it made my laptop LLLAAAGGG so bad I tried to remove cortana, but couldn't figure it out, and with all the other problems with program incompatibilities and issues, I just switched back to Windows 7, SP1. It's stable and compatible with everything I currently have to date.
I would say stay away from Windows 10 if I were you all, and everyone else go to Installed Updates and REMOVE KB3305589. Then Hide it from Updates and only Manually Update so you can make SURE you don't get it back again.
