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Windows 10: Microsoft forced PC users to upgrade?

So far, the change to Windows 10 for PC users was voluntary. According to a recent software update many users of Windows 7 and 8.1 will, however, receive a notification on the forthcoming installation of Windows 10 - without having the ability to prevent this. According to Microsoft, these are an oversight.

The launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has introduced a lot of praise. This is not only on the quality of the new operating system, but also to the fact that owners of Windows 7 and your PC 8.1 can upgrade for free as desired. Namely in a direction that seems far less sympathetic - But now reports that Microsoft could change its strategy accumulate. So it should not be possible, according to ZDNet According to a recent software update, 10 in principle refuse to upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on Windows.

No way to prevent the installation of Windows 10
To get users who have signed up for the free update of Windows 10, a notification that informs them that the upgrade would be imminent. In this they are asked to leave it turned on the computer and not to disconnect it from the electrical outlet. In the notification window, even just two buttons are displayed: One for immediate start of the upgrade and to move to a later date. The option to completely reject the operation, apparently does not exist.

Microsoft wants to resolve the issue
Microsoft itself has now expressed relative to the portal Ars Technica on the issue. Accordingly, it should be at the forced update to an inadvertent error. So was 8.1 accidentally removed with the latest software updates from Windows 7 and Windows option, 10 in principle refuse to upgrade the computer to Windows. A developer told that this error should be rectified quickly. Affected PC owners who are not ready to upgrade to Windows 10 their computers, so it is best to wait for another software update from Microsoft, with which the problem is hopefully fixed.
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