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
    2015-12-22T19:37:12+00:00

    I object to the coercive techniques being used by Microsoft to get Windows 10 installed. I am quite happy with Windows 7.

    Most posters in this thread are savvy enough to bypass Microsoft's coercive techniques, but I suspect that a large portion of Microsoft's customers are not computer savvy and end up installing Windows 10 without wanting or needing to do so.

    Microsoft keeps talking about "Windows as a Service", but has not provided details on what services will be provided and at what costs. However, having a large percentage of their customer base running Windows 10 seems to be a key requirement for "Windows as a Service", so that would explain Microsoft's coercive behavior in getting customers to install Windows 10 (rather than letting Windows 10 stand or fall on its own merit).

    I think Microsoft's behavior will only get worse in 2016. According to this Computerworld article, Microsoft will implement a two-step process beginning in 2015 ...

    The new push will be a two-step process, with the first kicking in this year, the second in early 2016. First, Microsoft will add the Windows 10 upgrade to the Windows Update list on Windows 7 and 8.1 systems as an "optional" item. That list can be examined by users, letting them choose -- or not -- each optional update.

    Sometime next year, Microsoft will shift the Windows 10 upgrade from optional to the "recommended" list. Updates on that list are automatically downloaded and installed on most PCs.

    Again, savvy users can get around these coercive techniques, but non-savvy users (with their Windows Update set to "automatic") could end up with an unwanted installation of Windows 10.

    I use a free tool called GWX Control Panel to mitigate Microsoft's coercive techniques. It is easy to use and gives me peace of mind ... that even if I should forget to hide one of Microsoft's coercive updates that is surreptitiously placed into the recommend list, I will not get Windows 10 installed on my PC.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-12-22T18:56:16+00:00

    Ridiculous.  This advice amounts to contending that "Yes, you CAN live life on a window ledge, if you do everything just so."

    No you just set up your computer to work up correctly.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-22T18:53:40+00:00

    because the GWX program will download all of the Windows 10 install files

    That is not true as demonstrated on a Windows 7 and a Windows 8.1 computer here. You are not creating the right settings.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-22T18:24:43+00:00

    Totally missed the point ,Most people on here do not want windows 10 at any cost

    In fact we are doing our upmost not to have it imposed on us ????

    I'm going to disagree a little. I like Windows 10 on some machines, but there is at least one machine in my situation which I HAVE to keep on Windows 7 for compatibility reasons. I also think it's a HUGE step backwards from Windows 8.1 on tablets. So, I appreciate the opportunity to update for free, if I wish, but I hate how they are pushing and nagging us on it. It's a bad move, and the person who thought this was a good idea should be fired immediately.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-12-22T18:07:26+00:00

    Totally missed the point ,Most people on here do not want windows 10 at any cost

    In fact we are doing our upmost not to have it imposed on us ????

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