Another lesson learned: don't bundle your security updates with your cool new features nobody wants, Microsoft. This will aggravate the problem as more people/companies will defer updates.
https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/09/11/microsoft-is-aut...
This one consumes me several gigabytes on my C drive without my permission.
https://www.tenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/55185-w...
This one acts like malware.
And this one: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3039827/windows/7-ways-window...
I don't know why I'd choose a operating system does that.
It pushed some telemetry updates, which arouses some privacy concerns (only after Microsoft's aggressive attitudes about Windows 10 promotion, before that I was OK with its telemetry updates. I'm aware sometimes telemetry tracking means good.)
And much more.
All of these behaviors make me think that I'd rather lose my data than suffer from these "features".
Me either. Stop using Windows.
And how sure are we that they didn't install security updates out of sheer laziness or hubris?
People who run systems that store sensitive information and systems should take computer seriously more serious than the people on Hacker News. I would never allow my my smartphone, let alone computers and servers to run unpatched software. Why is this acceptable for people who have critical systems and data?
Especially if the company that develops the os in question shows a track like this one: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=microsoft+w.... (Security)
I also wonder how long it will take before the shiny new anti-piracy instruments will be abused by a member of the intelligence community, a low-level politician or perhaps embedded into desktop OSes. http://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/50/148/096/0.pdf (You are not the owner of your files)
It's always easy to accuse the user rather than who exploited the vulnerability in the first place or who does not backport security patches when users obviously do not like the new versions of a software. - https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share... - https://www.extremetech.com/computing/227693-windows-drops-b...
Frankly speaking, Microsoft has gone too far into abuse, lock-ins and presumptions.
As a personal comment, I have an old Windows 7 laptop I use with some win32 software, I do not have the slightest intention of upgrading to Windows 10 (not for laziness or hubris, but because IMO the product is not worth the price). And if it was a critical system, than Microsoft Windows would not really be considered among the options.
Thing is, the more of that data they have, the more likely they are to prioritise testing those use cases.
So it's a trade-off - do you want telemetry, or do you want a higher risk of bugs - you have to pick one.
Outsmarting sysadmins, developers and users is not the first need.
If one is not gathering enough data because many are not able to find the tools and/or the website for the reports, that's a usability issue and that is what should be solved.
I seriously think telemetry is the wrong solution for the matter.
But should Microsoft be expected to back port patches to old OSes in perpetuity?
Again, pretending and forcing upgrades is not the solution. The practise perpetrated by Microsoft has been described again and again as an "aggressive effort to push upgrades". https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/15/windows-1...
The issue is not the upgrade per se, but the "imperfection" of the upgrade process (wanted euphemism) and the fact that many consider W10 a worse os if compared to W7.
Otherwise nobody would complain.
I was in the same camp of you as Windows 10 vs 7 until I saw how much Windows 10 sped up an old machine of mine.
> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/licensing-programs...
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_assurance
Users don't want to upgrade, many I know would rather use linux or macs. Microsoft should acknowledge the thing and fix what's wrong. IT departments these days are trying to convince the people they work with.
OS editions
- 10: Home [wipb + cb], Pro [wipb + cb + cbb], Education [wipb + cb + cbb], Enterprise [wipb + cb + cbb], Enterprise LTSB [ltsb], S
- 8: Core, Pro, Enterprise, RT
- 7: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, Enterprise
vs
- Debian: unstable, testing, stable, old-stable
- macOS: developers beta, public beta, released
- BSDs: current, stable, release, old-release
I am unsure if the Windows mess can be considered a "naming scheme", the single thing I have very clear is that there's something terribly broken (maybe the whole marketing fuss thing).
* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/7898033/Micr...
* https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm...
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24130684
* https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/18/nhs-records-...
* https://blog.venngroup.com/august-1st-marked-the-launch-of-m...
* https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-foundation-tr...
* https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jan/22/internet-...
* http://www.cio.co.uk/it-applications/uks-largest-nhs-trust-d...
Yes, this is a large and complex subject.
Also, decent AV and anti spam and don't open email attachments without some prior analysis. Backups - good backups and check them at least weekly.
Actually just do all the boring stuff that IT Security have been recommending for years.
b) I'm worried my fairly nicely working Win7 environment will not work so well after updating to 10, as much as I want to get current with some genuinely useful features.
I'm generally a Microsoft "fan", but this is one of the many reasons I hate on them as much as Linux fans.
Unfortunatelh I've been so busy with project deadlines that I haven't had a weekend I could dedicate to the new install and set up.
I guess I'm forced to now.
I routinely disable services (until things stop working and I have to figure where I went too far) and luckily I'd disabled this one on my Win7 gaming box, even though the updates came through as well (I just manually vet updates, and have a bunch of them blacklisted for adding telemetry).
Refusing to patch your system because of this is ridiculous (and yes some blame does lie with MS For pushing people to this)
If so, more blame lies at the feet of those that make it the only solution.
> Just click no on the windows 20 upgrade dialogue
Would that it were so simple. But Microsoft chose to mean "yes" by the "close this [annoying] window" button, with Windows 10; who knows what they'll come up with for Windows 20.
> (or just upgrade, it's pretty good)
For you, sure. Some people like to make their own choices.
> Refusing to patch
For most people that disabled updates, it wasn't a "refusal to patch", so much as a (read: the only) relief from annoyance.
(I've disabled SMB V1 as has been suggested in this subthread. I've also run MS Defender with latest virus sigs and so far it hasn't reported anything)
Have a great day.