Win10 Now A “Recommended Update”
Mary Jo has the scoop. Turn off Recommended Updates: Windows Update > Change settings
Win10 Passes Windows XP
WooHoo! Really? You’re celebrating the fact that a new, free, aggressively pushed operating system surpassed an OS that has been unsupported for almost 2 years?
EMDB
I use Eric’s Movie Database to catalog my DVD collection. It isn’t very big but it keeps me organized, tracks loan-outs, and provides proof for insurance purposes if need be.
You can export the list. Mine is here: TweakHound’s Movie Database
BTW – This program works just fine using Linux/Wine.
FYI – Though our names are the same I’m not connected to the program in any way. I can’t even get the guy to answer an email.
Interesting Links
Hackaday – Is Your Cat 6 Ethernet Cable Cat 6? Probably Not.
Cat6 everywhere in my house, throughput as advertised.
New Republic – Why the iPad Is Going Extinct
Um, because you can’t get any work done on them?
CBC – Some fitness trackers vulnerable to monitoring, U of T study finds
I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you!
Off Topic
A Guy Like Me
NHL All-Star MVP. More here.
Wisconsin women’s basketball coach goes on rant
“You can’t nap your way to being a great shooter and Facebooking and all these things that teenagers do. You need to put the phones down. Stop facetiming, stop tweeting, and get your butt in the gym.” Damn straight.
Master List of Logical Fallacies
Some folks really need to read this.
JackL says
Re. Win10 Passes Windows XP: Yes, force feeding has the same effect. Reminds me of old Bub Jokes:
Q: How many MicroSoft engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Bill Gates will just redefine Darkness(TM) as the new industry standard.
Q: How many MicroSoft testers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: We just determine that the room is dark; we don’t actually change the bulb. Since we have a dead-bulb result on file from a previous test, rest assured that Development is working on a bug fix.
vlad says
from WServerNews[tm] Electronic Newsletter
HTH
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* Ask Our Readers – Getting rid of the annoying Windows 10 upgrade icon
In our previous Issue #1064 More reader feedback on Windows 10 deployment , we included the following request from one of our newsletter readers:
I do NOT want Windows 10…the Windows 10 icon appeared out of nowhere several mo. ago and I want it off my computer. I can’t find a way to remove it and have no idea how anyone is able to access my computer in this way. I have the program I want. Please tell me how to remove the icon and put a stop to all the encouragement to install Windows 10.
We pointed the reader to a blog post by Ed Bott who explains how to get rid of the Windows 10 upgrade prompt on a computer, and we advised the reader to be careful since Ed’s fix involves editing the registry. Here’s the link to Ed’s blog post in case you missed it:
http://www.wservernews.com/go/gcsran2v/
We then asked whether any of our readers have found similar articles that have helped them get rid of the Windows 10 upgrade icon and said they should let us know by emailing us. We received several responses concerning this which we thought we should publish. First off, a reader named Roger said:
Hi there, appreciate your newsletter — keep up the good work.
In your most recent newsletter and in various other newsletters, I have seen a number of people asking about removing the Win 10 nag that has appeared in the taskbar. Especially if they are not intending to update to Win 10.
First off, windows update needs to be taken off automatic and set to notify instead. This way you control what is downloaded to your pc (a luxury no longer available in Win 10). Then a simple way to remove it (without editing the registry as such) is to go to windows update and view history. Look for recommended update KB3035583 which is the culprit and uninstall it.
Keep your updates on notify as the next time windows update works the update will appear again as a download. Simply hide the update and you will not be bothered with it (or the taskbar nag) again. This has worked well for me almost from day one so hope this helps your readers.
Next up comes a reader named Rich who commented:
Wow, talk about timely! My main system , (8.1) somehow wanted to just DO the upgrade, vs. asking. Yikes, I’m not quite ready for that, but even killing the process just let it respawn. I’d “reserved” a copy, but when I did, I didn’t realize that meant it would go ahead with it when MS decided it was time.
After a LOT of searching, I found this one and it fixed it for me. And no editing of the registry.
http://www.wservernews.com/go/3k5wwf87/
Another that was similar and helpful was this:
http://www.wservernews.com/go/y48tpzom/
Hope this helps the other reader(s)!
Finally a reader named Bill who has been serving business IT needs for 31 years (congrats!) said:
Editing the registry is not a long term solution. MS finds other ways to impose its will again. They are pushing windows 10 so hard, one MUST believe they are going to start charging a subscription fee for it. We collectively need to find a viable alternative to prevent being put in a box!!
Meanwhile the “GWX Control Panel” app found on
http://www.wservernews.com/go/dulq3hpr/
seems to work pretty well for removing the icon and keeping it gone.
Several other readers also recommended the GWX Control Panel utilit
Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) says
https://www.tweakhound.com/?s=gwx&searchsubmit=
Kelly says
After seeing your post on “Windows 10 now a “Recommend Update”” I decided to give it try with a clean install. What I would like to do is with all the now “Optional Updates” weed out the Win 10 KBs. Is there a list readily available for that purpose?