in reply to Re: OT: Sigh ... Windows 10
in thread OT: Sigh ... Windows 10

it finally turned out that Windows Update, without being asked, had gone ahead and downloaded the Windows 10 upgrade

On my Windows 7 machine, I've recently received an offer to upgrade to Windows 10 - in the form of a "Get Windows 10" box.
There's a "Reserve your free upgrade" button sitting here, that I can press at any time - and I almost *did* press that button.
After all, why wouldn't I want to reserve the right to upgrade to Windows 10 (for free) at some point in the future, if I so decide.

However, upon careful reading of other information contained in the "Get Windows 10" box, I've concluded that button should really be saying "Download your free upgrade" - so I haven't pressed it yet.

Are you sure Windows Update is to blame for your problem ?
Or could someone have elected to start the download without realising that they were doing so ?

The fine print of the offer that has turned up on my machine acknowledges that it's a 3GB download and that "internet access fees may apply".
One would think (hope) that MS would not allow for automatic (unrequested) download of such a package - given that they're obviously aware that such a large download might be a problem for some users.

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^3: OT: Sigh ... Windows 10
by Athanasius (Archbishop) on Aug 15, 2015 at 06:01 UTC

    Hello syphilis,

    Or could someone have elected to start the download without realising that they were doing so ?

    No, I’m positively informed that no buttons were pressed, inadvertently or otherwise. In any case, if permission had been given, even by accident, wouldn’t there have been a message box to the effect that Windows 10 was being downloaded? There was no message of any kind.

    One would think (hope) that MS would not allow for automatic (unrequested) download of such a package...

    Just so. :-(

    Note: when we contacted our ISP’s technical support, their first question was: “Have you recently upgraded to Windows 10?” So, apparently we are by no means the only ones to experience a Windows-10-related and unexpected leap in data usage.

    Cheers,

    Athanasius <°(((>< contra mundum Iustus alius egestas vitae, eros Piratica,

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      wouldn’t there have been a message box to the effect that Windows 10 was being downloaded?

      As regards my particular scenario, I gather that's not the case.
      The instructions I've got are (and I'm quoting):
      1)Reserve your free, full copy of Windows 10 now
      2)Upgrade when you receive a notification that Windows 10 has downloaded and is ready for you.
      3)Enjoy Windows 10 for free!

      This all suggests to me that if I were to "reserve" my copy of Windows 10, nothing noticeable would happen until the download had completed - whereupon I would receive some sort of notification that the download had terminated.
      But, of course, I'm not sure about any of this ;-)

      Just looking at my Windows Update settings, I've gone with the recommended "Install updates automatically", and I'm still on Windows 7.
      (But please don't assume that I therefore have complete faith in Microsoft. It's more a case of laziness, ignorance and apathy.)

      Cheers,
      Rob
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        Another thing I read and is not mentioned here is the fact that the upgrade now is free, and next year it is not. This is to pressure everybody to upgrade

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