After taking several months of getting familiar with Windows 10, yesterday one of my computers upgraded itself to Windows 10 Ver 1607 which I assume is the Anniversary Edition??? It took forever to complete but I was never asked if I even wanted to install it! Why did this happen? Was it that auto update did it? Bottom line is that this morning several of my installed programs have either forced me to reload them againor re-enter registration data and one even gave me the message Not Compatible with current version of Windows... It worked yesterday with Win 10 (prior version) but not today with 1607.. Just wanted to give Win 10 users a heads up on what I experienced..

It is well known for months that this happens and you have 30 days to go back to the original edition of windows 10

The update changed my log in and I can't use my pin, and have to go thru a PITA process to change it back. Windows appears, by design, to make my life more difficult.

Plus the fact that Win 10 will switch off the network on boot up for reasons unknown. There have been lots of solutions but have completely fixed the problem.Best solution is to stay on Win7

I agree with ng2951, I know several people,including a brother in law and my son who went to win 10 and hate it. Typical of Microsoft, they have always put out products and let the public beta test them (at their own expense) (my opinion)I will keep my win7

I have been on Windows 10 for some time now and like it. HOWEVER, today my main desktop tried to update itself to version 1607. Everything seemed to be going fine until the updates got to 32% and it has stayed there for the past 6 hours. Very little hard drive activity going on so I assume it has locked up. What is my next step? I am considering letting it keep running until tomorrow morning and if still at 32% done, giving Microsoft a call unless someone here has a better suggestion. I don't dare force a shut down now for fear it won't start again so please don't suggest going back to Windows 7. Not sure I can do that now anyway. Any ideas?My new laptop came with Window 10 and I see the update is ready to be installed. I have it set to update at 3:30AM when the computer is shut down so I don't think it will do it. Hope not - at least for now.Barney

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darsben1
Explorer
Sep 22, 2016
It is well known for months that this happens and you have 30 days to go back to the original edition of windows 10
phillyg
Explorer II
Sep 22, 2016
The update changed my log in and I can't use my pin, and have to go thru a PITA process to change it back. Windows appears, by design, to make my life more difficult.
ng2951
Explorer
Sep 22, 2016
Plus the fact that Win 10 will switch off the network on boot up for reasons unknown. There have been lots of solutions but have completely fixed the problem.

Best solution is to stay on Win7
nineoaks2004
Explorer
Sep 22, 2016
I agree with ng2951, I know several people,including a brother in law and my son who went to win 10 and hate it. Typical of Microsoft, they have always put out products and let the public beta test them (at their own expense) (my opinion)
I will keep my win7
BarneyS
Explorer III
Sep 22, 2016
I have been on Windows 10 for some time now and like it.
HOWEVER, today my main desktop tried to update itself to version 1607. Everything seemed to be going fine until the updates got to 32% and it has stayed there for the past 6 hours. Very little hard drive activity going on so I assume it has locked up.

What is my next step? I am considering letting it keep running until tomorrow morning and if still at 32% done, giving Microsoft a call unless someone here has a better suggestion. I don't dare force a shut down now for fear it won't start again so please don't suggest going back to Windows 7. Not sure I can do that now anyway.

Any ideas?

My new laptop came with Window 10 and I see the update is ready to be installed. I have it set to update at 3:30AM when the computer is shut down so I don't think it will do it. Hope not - at least for now.
Barney
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Sep 22, 2016
I still like Win 10. I did have to do some kind of a log in modification today but otherwise I don't see any changes.
cmcdar
Explorer
Sep 22, 2016
I tried Win 10 and hated it.

I went back to Win 7 very quickly!!!
DD716TED
Explorer
Sep 23, 2016
wish I could go back to 7.. but that is to far distant in the rear view mirror..
camperforlife
Explorer
Sep 23, 2016
BarneyS wrote:
I have been on Windows 10 for some time now and like it.
HOWEVER, today my main desktop tried to update itself to version 1607. Everything seemed to be going fine until the updates got to 32% and it has stayed there for the past 6 hours. Very little hard drive activity going on so I assume it has locked up.

What is my next step? I am considering letting it keep running until tomorrow morning and if still at 32% done, giving Microsoft a call unless someone here has a better suggestion. I don't dare force a shut down now for fear it won't start again so please don't suggest going back to Windows 7. Not sure I can do that now anyway.

Any ideas?

My new laptop came with Window 10 and I see the update is ready to be installed. I have it set to update at 3:30AM when the computer is shut down so I don't think it will do it. Hope not - at least for now.
Barney

Barney, I have 2 Surfaces that have been running the update for some time with no issues. Surface was the first to get the anniversary update. My desktop did the update today and stuck exactly at 32% as well. I finally got brave and forced it to shut down. Turned it back on and it finished loading with no hiccups. I think it must have stuck on one of the reboots.
Bob_Shaw
Explorer
Sep 23, 2016
I wish Microsoft would at least tell you when they're doing an update. Sometimes my computer just goes into creepy crawler mode at unexpected times when it is downloading an update. I tried to turn on my Venue tablet the other day to do something in the doctor's office, and it said "Update in Progress" "Do not turn off", and proceeded to update for better than the next hour. That was a very inconvenient time for the update to happen.