| Russ Wenner on 15 May 2016 10:28:53 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Microsoft to force upgrades to Windows 10 |
I have successfully used the freeware app from Gibson Research, "Never10". Works like a charm. https://www.grc.com/never10.htm -- Russ On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Michael Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com> wrote: > Supposedly, some of the latest upgrades reverse that registry setting. I say > supposedly, because those reports are few and far between. The same way > those reports about MS auto upgrading users without their knowledge or > consent are almost certainly exaggerated. > > > On Sunday, May 15, 2016, Keith C. Perry <kperry@daotechnologies.com> wrote: >> >> Awesome! I think I saw this registry hack before but I had heard that MS >> might have been getting around this work around. Either way, I going to >> have to spend time now getting this onto client systems so that some order >> of protection is implemented. >> >> >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >> Keith C. Perry, MS E.E. >> Owner, DAO Technologies LLC >> (O) +1.215.525.4165 x2033 >> (M) +1.215.432.5167 >> www.daotechnologies.com >> >> ________________________________ >> From: "Jason Plum" <jplum@archlinuxarm.org> >> To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" >> <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> >> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 12:27:33 PM >> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Microsoft to force upgrades to Windows 10 >> >> >> http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-block-windows-10-upgrades-on-your-business-network-and-at-home-too/ >> >> This is the method I have been using for my VM's at work. >> >> Jason Plum >> WarheadsSE >> >> On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 12:24 PM, Keith C. Perry >> <kperry@daotechnologies.com> wrote: >>> >>> From >>> https://tech.slashdot.org/story/16/05/15/0324224/microsoft-auto-scheduling-windows-10-updates >>> >>> "Microsoft has begun to auto-schedule PCs to upgrade to Windows 10 with >>> or without consent from end users." >>> >>> This is very serious... I know this is PLUG but does anyone know how to >>> stop this? If anyone understands the Windows updates process, I'll like >>> some ideas on how this can be stopped. Off of the time of my head, I'm >>> thinking that it should be possible to watch and kill the MS update >>> processes (wsupd service?). I don't think that that is a good long term >>> solution but if MS is going to continue to use a malware methodology to >>> force people to their new garbage any remedy is better than no remedy. >>> >>> I'll be making much stronger arguments to my clients that now is the time >>> to move away from Windows but whether that is possible or not, it should not >>> be forced. >>> >>> >>> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >>> Keith C. Perry, MS E.E. >>> Owner, DAO Technologies LLC >>> (O) +1.215.525.4165 x2033 >>> (M) +1.215.432.5167 >>> www.daotechnologies.com >>> >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- >>> http://www.phillylinux.org >>> Announcements - >>> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce >>> General Discussion -- >>> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- >> http://www.phillylinux.org >> Announcements - >> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce >> General Discussion -- >> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > -- > > Michael J. Leone, <mailto:turgon@mike-leone.com> > > PGP Fingerprint: 0AA8 DC47 CB63 AE3F C739 6BF9 9AB4 1EF6 5AA5 BCDF > Photo Gallery: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeleonephotos> > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug