Headline is misleading. They do have consent. This is one reason I don't allow automatic updates.<p>MS statement: "For individuals who have chosen to receive automatic updates through Windows Update, we help upgradable devices get ready for Windows 10 by downloading the files they’ll need if they decide to upgrade."
I'm extremely disappointed that I had "turned off" my development work PCs automatic updates, however after a few weeks I found the telemetry update (KB3068708) for Windows 7 installed fully without my consent.<p>I had "Download updates but let me choose whether to install them," selected in Windows Update for this category of update. I did not choose to install this, and I was made aware from a HN thread made a few weeks ago.<p>The update was visible, at that time, <i>but not installed.</i> Now, a few weeks later, the update is on my computer. I believe the update was actually installed during an unrelated security update which I had allowed.<p>I'm wondering if I'll have to use external scripts of my own or third party to remove the telemetry bug on my computer.
This is really infuriating... Microsoft, what the hell?<p>I really hope steam machines take off (and stay relatively open). As soon as I'm happy with the number of games Linux supports I'm dropping windows like a rock.
For anyone running Windows 7 or 8.1 that wants to stop the Windows 10 upgrade pop-ups or the download if the PC hasn't already downloaded it, uninstall and hide KB3035583.
Holy smoke - this isn't very good.<p>My parents in NZ only get 1 or 2 GB a month ... this would have cost them a fortune.<p>Fortunately I switched them to mac last year.<p>Microsoft : You suck.
Claiming consent because automatic updates are on is really, really a stretch. Strikes me as disingenuous. I'm very surprised they've done this, it just seems so stupid and prone to backfire.
In yet another fashion, MS demonstrating its considerable disconnect from and lack of understanding of (and/or apparent will to understand) a significant portion of its "average users".<p>A lot of people have space and bandwidth limitations. We don't all live it the land of huge capacity and unmetered fiber connections.
I wouldn't argue that I haven't given consent if I have "download updates automatically" in my settings.<p>That being said, Microsoft should use better judgment in terms of checking for available disk space (i.e. don't auto download 6GB worth of updates unless 20GB+ space is available on the drive) and not saturating customer connections since the update is by no means critical (i.e. limit it to 10% of the user's bandwidth)
Every week I adjust my (icon bar?) settings to change the "Get Windows 10" application back to "Show only notifications". Windows keeps resetting it to "Show icons and notifications". Perhaps I should file that as a bug report.
Short script to disable that behavior (and telemetry)<p><a href="https://gist.github.com/Citillara/3ad19ce3314a0964758f" rel="nofollow">https://gist.github.com/Citillara/3ad19ce3314a0964758f</a>