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| Windows 10 will now be a Recommended Update – allowing it to begin installing independently |
MICROSOFT really wants you to upgrade to Windows 10 and it's making some aggressive changes to the update process to make it happen.
Microsoft is making a change to the Windows 10 upgrade process.
The Redmond technology firm is planning to get more aggressive in its bid to upgrade users running a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.
Starting from next year, Microsoft will re-categorise its Windows 10 update to a "recommended update" in its Windows Update system.
That means the Windows 10 upgrade process will download onto thousands of machines and kickstart the update process without input from the user.
The US firm has cautioned users about the possibility of automatic operating system upgrades in a new blog entry.
"Depending upon your Windows Update settings, this may cause the upgrade process to automatically initiate on your device," writes Terry Myerson, executive Vice President of the Windows and Devices Group.
"Of course, if you choose to upgrade (our recommendation!), then you will have 31 days to roll back to your previous Windows version if you don’t love it.
Microsoft will not complete the installation without input from the user.
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"A user will be presented with a choice to install Windows 10," Vice President Terry Myerson told The Verge.
"They’ll come back to their PC and there will be a dialog where they can choose to upgrade to Windows 10 or choose not to upgrade to Windows 10."
Microsoft currently downloads the 3GB Windows 10 installer automatically, ready for when the PC owner decides to upgrade their machine.
But re-categorising Windows 10 in the Windows Update app has the potential to send adoption rates spiralling.
The new Microsoft OS already holds an impressive adoption rate – racking up 110 million installations in just 11 weeks – and is expected to receive its first major update sometime next week.
In its continued drive to upgrade everyone, Microsoft has also started experimenting with updating pirated versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
"If you try and upgrade a non-genuine PC to Windows 10 today it says the free upgrade is only available to genuine PCs," confirmed Mr Myerson.
"We’re seeing people be creative to get around that block, and then many are actually going to the Windows Store and buying a genuine license."
Starting in the US, Windows will upgrade software pirates to the latest operating system by offering a one-click opportunity to get Genuine via the Windows Store or by entering an activation code purchased elsewhere.
"If this turns into a path for most customers to get Genuine, we will expand the experiment," added Mr Myerson.
"We’d like to welcome as many of these customers as possible to the legitimate Windows ecosystem."
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| Software pirates will be given the opportunity to upgrade to a genuine copy of Windows 10 |
Microsoft has previously stated an ambition to get one billion devices across the globe running Windows 10 within two years of the operating system's release.
But the new OS has not been without issues.
Users have reported infuriatingly slow boot-up speeds, trouble with wifi connections, privacy concerns and issues with child safety features following the jump to Windows 10.
Windows 10 is currently a free operating system upgrade to customers running genuine versions of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
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