Microsoft gives people another reason to dump Windows
Why I use Linux: In its effort to convince users of earlier versions of Windows to upgrade to Windows 10, Microsoft is now inserting a full screen pop-up upgrade notification, often at decidedly unwanted moments.
The Redmond software giant confirmed today it will start showing dark blue screens urging people to install the latest version of Windows. The full-screen ads will pop up on Windows 7 and 8.1 desktops from now until July 30, when the free upgrade period ends.
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Why I use Linux: In its effort to convince users of earlier versions of Windows to upgrade to Windows 10, Microsoft is now inserting a full screen pop-up upgrade notification, often at decidedly unwanted moments.
The Redmond software giant confirmed today it will start showing dark blue screens urging people to install the latest version of Windows. The full-screen ads will pop up on Windows 7 and 8.1 desktops from now until July 30, when the free upgrade period ends.
Readers!
Every February I run a fund-raising drive during my birthday month. This year I celebrate my 72nd birthday, and hope and plan to continue writing and posting on Behind the Black for as long as I am able.
I hope my readers will support this effort. As I did in my November fund-raising drive, I am offering autographed copies of my books for large donations. Donate $250 and you can have a choice of the hardback of either Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8 or Conscious Choice: The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space. Donate $200 and you can get an autographed paperback copy of either.
Please consider supporting my work here at Behind the Black. My analysis of space, politics, and culture, taken from the perspective of an historian, is almost always on the money and ahead of the game. For example, in 2020 I correctly predicted that the COVID panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Every one of those 2020 conclusions has turned out right.
Your help allows me to do this kind of intelligent analysis. I take no advertising or sponsors, so my reporting isn't influenced by donations by established space or drug companies. Instead, I rely entirely on donations and subscriptions from my readers, which gives me the freedom to write what I think, unencumbered by outside influences.
You can support me either by giving a one-time contribution or a regular subscription. There are four ways of doing so:
1. Zelle: This is the only internet method that charges no fees. All you have to do is use the Zelle link at your internet bank and give my name and email address (zimmerman at nasw dot org). What you donate is what I get.
2. Patreon: Go to my website there and pick one of five monthly subscription amounts, or by making a one-time donation.
3. A Paypal Donation or subscription:
4. Donate by check, payable to Robert Zimmerman and mailed to
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Cortaro, AZ 85652
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The evil of Windows 10 starts with the EULA. Microsoft apparently thinks declaring ownership of any files I have on my computer is an acceptable idea. I on the other hand, think giving a faceless corporation rights to pictures of my granddaughter is a stupid (and creepy) idea. So I am fighting a battle to keep this malware off my computer.
I am satisfied with Win 7. After several decades, they finally managed to make a reasonably stable operating system, congratulations! I won’t fix that which aint broken. I won’t upgrade until death do us apart. I know it is just a matter of time, but the longer I can hold my nose, the better.
µSoft have now started forcing 2 a.m. installations of 10. Here’s something you can install as a defense:
https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/
Reiterate , Disable, delete last WIN7 update , load/run Spybot Anti-Beacon, never had a WIN10 update issue
BILL GATES IS SATAN.
” D K Rögnvald Williams
July 2, 2016 at 9:36 pm
BILL GATES IS SATAN.”
I seriously doubt that! He may call him from time to time at the White house though.
In all fairness Microsoft has been warning people about the push to W-10 for a wile. But more often then not, Microsoft forgets O.S. business is as much about perception as anything else. Chaotic release schedules, nagging and surprise midnight software pushes sell a lot of Macs.
And this is why I disabled automatic updates. I check for and install the updates I want, when I want and my computer doesn’t restart it’s self in the middle of a game ever again. I’ll keep my windows 7, it works for me, has what I want and need and isn’t loaded with spyware. *Cough* Not that Microsoft would ever load their beloved 10 with spyware. *Cough.*
Mosquito nets for everyone, D.D.T. for no one.
Microsoft delenda est!