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DD716TED
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Sep 22, 2016

Windows 10 - Anniversary Edition?

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..
  • I tried Win 10 and hated it.

    I went back to Win 7 very quickly!!!
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • It is well known for months that this happens and you have 30 days to go back to the original edition of windows 10

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