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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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I have absolutely no desire to help Microsoft in this way. An honourable corporation that behaved in manner that demonstrated that they respected their customers would receive that help from me. I have absolutely no confidence that Microsoft will use that data in a way that produces a result that makes my investment work better for me.
The scary underlying question is if you prevent these updates, will future updates assume them to be in place and eventually create a complete mess of updating. In other words will preventing this from happening to our PCs, result in less secure and reliable systems?
I guess we will only know through the course of time. I have every intention of advising and helping my clients to remove these updates. I have no intention of allowing Microsoft to be able to turn my investment into an advertising engine to produce profits for them.
By the way, I have discovered that the setting you advise, download and let me decide can lead to installations that you do not want. Let me paint the scenario.....
You start your computer in the morning. It background checks in with WU and downloads some updates. Some of which are deemed "Important." Those updates are selected (checked).
You do not look at WU that day. In other words, you do not uncheck those updates that you do not want.
You shut down your computer that evening, WU installs the selected update(s). I have watched this very scenario take place.
My recommendation is to set it to NEVER. Then on a scheduled planned basis, manually check for updates, do you deselecting, then install. 2nd Tuesday seems like the right schedule.
Microsoft has introduced a new diagnostic tool. The summary in KB3022345 says:
This update introduces the Diagnostics and Telemetry tracking service to in-market devices. By applying this service, you can add benefits from the latest version of Windows to systems that have not yet been upgraded. The update also supports applications that are subscribed to Visual Studio Application Insights.
My interpretation of this statement is that it is about diagnosing how operating system changes impact on the multiple variations of hardware and software possessed by users of their operating systems.
Taking it further, the Diagnostics Tracking service is about providing Microsoft with a more reliable and speedy feedback to facilitate future changes to rectify problems disclosed. It has to be better than having to rely on uncoordinated complaints from customers. It is a reaction to the many criticisms from customers in recent years about buggy updates. The positive benefits will ultimately outweigh any negative aspects. The elimination of the system file checker problem is to be welcomed.
Uninstall these updates, I'm not sure about the last one with "*" but I am waiting to find out more about it, first. These were sent to my Win 7 machine. I never signed up for the "insider' thing. Some of these updates were disguised a "Important' and "Security". Be sure to turn off Automatic Updates and set it just to notify and decide. The last update listed I refused because the "Terms of Use" for all updates have adopted the language of the Win 10 product. Basically saying that they can do anything the want, spy, disabling you machine and copying anything that you have as it is now considered public domain. So dear friends, it seem that choice and privacy are/will be gone for any MS system. I'll keep fighting to stem the tide, but it is almost impossible to do. Good Luck. - Art
P.S. Disseminate this list to your friends!
KB2952664 Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7
KB2990214 Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 7 to a later version of Windows
KB3021917 Update to Windows 7 SP1 for performance improvements
KB3022345 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3035583 Update installs get windows 10 app in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1
KB3068708 (replaces KB3022345) Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
KB3075249 Update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7
KB3080149 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
*KB3092627 September 2015 update to fix Windows or application freezes after you install security update 3076895
Please re-read my instructions and follow them precisely. You need to set Windows Update to NEVER. If you do not do this, it will download repetitiously.
