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. Monkey57 3,535 Reputation points
    2016-02-06T16:26:53+00:00

    Don't like input... How about suggestions from a respected University:

    https://kb.iu.edu/d/akln#patch

    "Keep your software updated by applying the latest service packs and patches."

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-02-06T16:30:53+00:00

    I refer to your previous comments in this thread.  That's what "come on here" means.

    @wdburt

    So where in this thread are you able to find an example of me recommending that a user should you use automatic update.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-06T18:00:28+00:00

    Where I fundamentally disagree with you are the measures you recommend to stop the upgrade, which I feel are unnecessary. I have two computers that demonstrate that a user can install the updates you "ban" and retain Windows 7 / Windows 8 in full working order.

    Gerry,

    First let me address some recommended settings for Windows Update ...

    I looked at the Windows Update tips (paragraph 6.3) that you provide on your web site (gerryscomputertips). Allow me to reproduce part of your paragraph 6.3 here ...

    6.3. A lot of problems arise from using automatic update. You may prefer to change this setting so that Windows does not automatically update. Select Start, All Programs, Windows Update, Change Settings. Under Important Updates is a box showing the current setting. Click on the Arrow down to the right and change the selection to “Check for Updates but let me choose whether to download and install them” and click OK.

    I agree with your recommendation ... although some posters here recommend that one select the option to "Never check for updates" ... and then periodically (once per month) change the setting back to “Check for Updates but let me choose whether to download and install them”, click the label that says "Check for updates", and just install the updates one wants/needs.

    I also recommend UNCHECKING the setting that says "Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates".

    Now, allow me to address what you refer to as "disagreements".

    You state that you disagree with the measures being suggested here to ban Microsoft from coercing customers into installing Windows 10. The whole purpose of setting Windows Update to "Check for updates but let me choose ..." is to give the customer a choice in which updates will (and will not) be installed on their computer.

    What is being suggested here is that for those customers who do not want Windows 10 installed on their computer, who do not want to be nagged by popups about installing Windows 10, who do not want several gigabytes of Windows 10 installation files downloaded (taking up hard disk space and using up bandwidth on what may be a measured Internet connection), who do not want Microsoft collecting telemetry data from their computer and sending it to Microsoft, etc ... what is being suggested is that those customers can choose to not download and not install specific updates. Those are the updates being "banned".

    You stated that you have "two computers that demonstrate that a user can install the updates you "ban" and retain Windows 7 / Windows 8 in full working order." For someone like yourself who is computer savvy, it is possible to install the "banned" updates and still not be tricked/coerced into installing Windows 10 ... but many customers are not as experienced as you are, and for those who wish to avoid Windows 10 ... this thread can provide instructions and a list of "banned" updates to avoid.

    Finally, my recommendation for choosing updates to be installed is that one choose the updates labeled "Security update for Windows 7", and not choose (i.e., hide) updates that are labeled "Update for Windows 7". Up to this point, the updates that have been "banned" (because they attempt to trick/coerce users into installing Windows 10) have been labeled "Update for Windows 7" ... so by generally avoiding updates labeled as "Update for Windows 7" while installing updates labeled "Security update for Windows 7", users who do not want Windows 10 can remain protected from a security perspective while avoiding Windows 10. Of course this is a generic recommendation but anyone who followed that advice in 2015 would not be missing anything critical.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-06T18:40:22+00:00

    The scammer is Monkey 57.

    His comments about the website of the former Microsoft employee are libellous.

    I think that either he found that the lonely hearts club was closed or Microsoft are paying him to find a way to keep people away from this thread.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-02-06T19:27:58+00:00

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