Re^3: OT: Sigh ... Windows 10

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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Re^4: OT: Sigh ... Windows 10 (Torrent-like distributed Windows Update.) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 15, 2015 at 06:15 UTC
we are by no means the only ones to experience a Windows-10-related and unexpected leap in data usage. The reason is Windows 10 Torrent Updates. Don't touch Windows 10! (if you haven't already.) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :) In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!	[reply]
Re^4: OT: Sigh ... Windows 10 by syphilis (Archbishop) on Aug 15, 2015 at 07:55 UTC
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	[reply]
Re^5: OT: Sigh ... Windows 10 by FreeBeerReekingMonk (Deacon) on Aug 15, 2015 at 20:33 UTC
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	[reply]