Windows 10: Soon automatic download on your PC even if you do not want
Microsoft has announced its intention to make it as easy as possible the process of installing Windows 10 automating procedures to carry it out.
The free upgrade to Windows 10 was at the time automatically sent only to users who had requested in advance. A few exceptions and isolated cases in which the download of the update has been forced without your knowledge, this has been the practice to date. But this could change in the coming months, with Microsoft in the past few hours has announced plans to simplify the procedures for installing the new operating system.
The first operation in this respect will occur in the coming weeks and will be to categorize Windows 10 ” Upgrade Optional “. The item will also be highlighted by Microsoft itself, so as to make it more visible than other updates of lesser account. The second step of simplification will come in the first months of next year, with Windows 10 that will be ” promoted ” to ” recommended update “. It is a highly significant variation for obvious reasons.
Microsoft operating systems are set by default to accept and install automatically updates recommended for security reasons, and since the early months of next year to upgrade to Windows 10 will be downloaded automatically on all machines suitable for using this setting. However, because the installer starts its procedures will be required human intervention, the installation will be completed only after the explicit request by the user.
It is essentially what has happened to some users in recent weeks, which they had seen propose Windows 10 as a ” recommended update ” on Windows Update. In that case, many ” victims ” of the changes have been shown to adverse changes, since as a recommended update Windows 10 was dumped on some systems in place, for a download of 4.2 GB, which can be a problem for connections Consumption.
Why then Microsoft repeated the same mistake, this time officially? Explains Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the Windows and Microsoft Devices: many users Windows 7 and Windows 8 who have not participated in the program ” Get Windows 10 ” are calling for support on the methods to successfully install the new operating system and participate the free promotion for the first year.
Windows 10 release of Windows Update for all users would make the process far simpler and notifications more clear and easy to identify. Myerson also argues that communicating the plan before you do so you can avoid the hassles first raised by accidental change of the past weeks. Who does not want to upgrade, also specifies, still has a few months to disable automatic updates.
With the same objective to simplify the procedures for installation, Microsoft will also release an improved version of the Media Creation Tool used to create DVDs and thumb drives to install Windows 10, which will allow you to create installation media you can install both the 32-bit and 64-bit.
