Re: [PLUG] Microsoft to force upgrades to Windows 10

Jason Plum

WarheadsSE

On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Russ Wenner <russwenner@gmail.com> wrote:

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.
>>
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>> From: "Jason Plum" <jplum@archlinuxarm.org>
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>> 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
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