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Microsoft pushes Windows 10 upgrade using tactic it once called ‘a mistake’

Maker of ‘GWX Control Panel’ tool reports that Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs receiving upgrade as pre-selected ‘Optional’ item in Windows Update Microsoft has begun to deliver the Windows 10 upgrade to eligible Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs through Windows Update, making good on an October announcement. A company spokeswoman confirmed that the Windows […]

Update: Microsoft quietly seeds consumer PCs with Windows 10 upgrade ‘nag’ campaign

Automatic update delivered to most Windows 7 and 8.1 consumer devices illustrates aggressive marketing intent Microsoft has seeded most consumer Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs with an automatic update that will pitch the free Windows 10 upgrade to customers. According to Myce.com, a March 27 non-security update aimed at Windows 7 Service Pack 1 […]

Windows 10 to be free upgrade for many during its first year

Four months after pitching Windows 10 to businesses, Microsoft is focusing on consumers at an event where CEO Satya Nadella and other officials are pledging that the new OS offers individuals significant advances over Windows 8, its problematic predecessor. “Today is a monumental day for Windows,” Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the Operating Systems […]

FAQ: The ins and out of Windows 8 pricing

What’s it cost to whom and for what Last week, Microsoft and its retail partners revealed a few more details about Windows 8 pricing, clarifying what the Redmond, Wash., developer has purposefully left muddy in the months leading up to its release next week. Windows 8 may come in fewer flavors than its predecessors, but […]

IE ‘silent’ upgrade helps put newest browser on Windows

Stats show some Windows 7 and Vista users upgraded to IE9, but the new practice affected few XP users Computerworld – Microsoft’s decision late last year to switch on “silent” upgrades for Internet Explorer (IE) has moved some Windows users to newer versions, but has had little, if any, impact on the oldest editions, IE6 […]

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