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

In reply to Re^2: OT: Sigh ... Windows 10 by syphilis
in thread OT: Sigh ... Windows 10 by roboticus

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