{"id":5340,"date":"2016-06-04T15:56:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T19:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benies-blogs.com\/general\/?p=5340"},"modified":"2016-08-01T03:51:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T07:51:19","slug":"the-things-microsoft-is-getting-away-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benies-blogs.com\/general\/2016\/06\/04\/the-things-microsoft-is-getting-away-with\/","title":{"rendered":"The things Microsoft is getting away with (Edit: Not anymore)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you said the Windows 10 upgrade, you would not be incorrect. And like most of my posts, this one may<\/em> contain vulgar adult language. If you are offended by such things, please do not<\/span> read this blog post. Thank you.<\/p>\n

With this out of the way, I guess most of you heard the rather highly questionable tactics that Microsoft is doing to ram Windows 10 down our throats. First, it was a simple popup that showed for Windows 7 and 8.1 users, installed via a “security update” that contained a program called ‘GWX.exe’. It was made undetectable by all anti-virus scanners.
\nQuite a few videos went up, explaining how you can block the executable from running in the registry. I even tried this, and it worked. And then Microsoft pushed another ‘security update’ with a version of GWX that could not be removed as easily. Right there, we knew they were up to something.<\/p>\n

And now, it’s reached the point where the Windows 10 update will load itself even if you tell it not to! Basically, the ‘X’ button the upper right hand corner, that our brains have been trained to understand it means to Close the window, they made it where the install will happen. What the hell.
\nAnd congress is doing nothing to stop this. Microsoft not only lying to the consumer, but also literally misleading them!<\/p>\n

Now I hear a few people actually like<\/em> Windows 10 (after attempting to disable all known ways Microsoft will snoop through your hard drives). I don’t have a laptop or even a second computer, just to check out the OS. And even from watching a video, this guy is sitting there that he believes in a few years from now, most of us will forget all of this nonsense. I call BS. How can I possibly forget something like this?
\nYou cannot convince me that 10 is worth knowing I have no control over who looks through my private files.
\nAnd finally, the free year for the upgrade will be coming to a close by the end of next month (July). I would imagine Microsoft is going to throw everything it has to force us to get this.<\/p>\n

With that said, I cannot stress enough that if you’re like me and you say FUCK YOU to Microsoft doing this shit, get the GWX Control Panel! It will not only remove GWX.exe from launching, it will make sure NO traces of Windows 10 are showing up on your computer. Even going as far as disabling Windows Updates from automatically installing.
\nIt’s also frequently updated to where Microsoft tries to bypass this, it will catch and stop it before it happens! It’s a great way to give them the middle finger.<\/p>\n

Just one thing. The website that hosts is.. well, it does look slightly better than my homepage. But the program was well made, and well trusted.
\nSo here’s the website, below this sentence. Get it, and tell Microsoft where they can stick Windows 10 in. Because it’s not going in your computer.
\nhttp:\/\/ultimateoutsider.com\/downloads\/<\/a><\/p>\n

EDIT: Great work, consumers. You’re fighting back the beast! I hear lawsuits are being filed against Microsoft over Windows 10 (and WINNING them)! Now, it seems they have finally backed down with July 29th (the day the free upgrade finally expires) with a thing that gives you an option to fucking FINALLY DECLINE THE UPGRADE, and it will not bug you anymore!! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Microsoft, if you didn’t release Windows 10 with forced Windows Updates and spying, I would had probably accepted your offer. Buuuuut, you didn’t. And it’s so.. SO good that we are fighting back your bullshit! It restores a small piece of humanity.<\/p>\n

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\nEDIT2: Microsoft’s ‘free’ update to Windows 10 has finally expired! If you weren’t tricked to upgrade and stuck to your guns on your preferred OS(if you have Windows and not Linux or something like that), then hoorah! You’re FREE from the horror that was GWX.exe!
\nAnd if you’re using the GWX Control Panel, you won’t need it anymore. I personally am keeping mine active, just incase there’s a backlash over this and they try for one last push. Legally, they aren’t allowed to do this… but that doesn’t mean they won’t try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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