| Keith C. Perry on 15 May 2016 10:53:09 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Microsoft to force upgrades to Windows 10 |
+2 for GRC I see... Over 300k downloads. He must be doing something right. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Keith C. Perry, MS E.E. Owner, DAO Technologies LLC (O) +1.215.525.4165 x2033 (M) +1.215.432.5167 www.daotechnologies.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "fred" <fred@bristle.com> To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 1:49:14 PM Subject: Re: [PLUG] Microsoft to force upgrades to Windows 10 Gibson Research is a reputable company that's been around for years. I use their "Shields Up!" site all the time. Steve Gibson seems to be a good guy. I'd trust his app. --Fred ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fred Stluka -- mailto:fred@bristle.com -- http://bristle.com/~fred/ Bristle Software, Inc -- http://bristle.com -- Glad to be of service! Open Source: Without walls and fences, we need no Windows or Gates. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 5/15/16 1:28 PM, Russ Wenner 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. >>> >>> >>> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >>> 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. 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