Clock tells me to update in 6 days (Windows 10) or else

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I just set the ball rolling again in the above post. I should have searched better before I started that thread. Maybe reading the above will help you out too. I decided to NOT upgrade to Windows 10 until I replace my current laptop. Just my choice not intended as a recommendation for anyone else. DH loaded Windows 10 on his identical laptop, tried it for a couple days and then backed up to Windows 8.1. He didn't see a real difference and we like to keep both laptops the same to make it easier for us to move between the two as needed.

I have no intention of upgrading my laptop......EVER.
I'm getting too old to be screwing around with this c r a p.

Real simple DISABLE 'automatic' updates. YOU are the master of your computer not them! :B

I don't let anything on my computer have access to automatic updates period. There is so much stuff within those updates that you don't even know about until its downloaded and screwing up something else on your computer.

My laptop is old I do not update anything!!! Because it always affects all your 'software that is older' too, usually rendering them dead. And just creates more problems. Remember These updates don't address or don't know what to do with older programs on your computer.

Just read all the posts of "I just updated x and now nothing else works correctly or not at all" posts right here on the forum!

I'm still running on Windows 7 and trust me no one out in internet land can just reach in and shut my laptop down because I won't update. :W

^^^^^^^^That's just silly. I have never had an Windows Update mess up anything on my computer, which is Windows 7. OTOH there are security updates that should be applied, but driver updates that shouldn't. I do all security and software updates but no driver updates. Never had an issue.

My 5 year old Toshiba Portege updated from Win 7 to Win 10 without a hitch. I tried Win 10 for a while and decided it offered nothing I needed and reverted to Win 7.

A note of caution, people have reported problems reverting to their previous version of Windows. What I do is periodically make an image (backup) of my system using Acronis TrueImage. If something goes wrong, this gives me an easy route to restore my PC to a known good backup.

...'tis why I own a Mac and will never go back to PC.

rockhillmanor wrote:

I'm still running on Windows 7 and trust me no one out in internet land can just reach in and shut my laptop down because I won't update. :W

I think that statement is not true at all.

I am running 7 and will continue updates as long as they are available.

I have 3 computers here. One can not be updated so it still runs eXtra Painful. the other two have been updated, but.... One of them took a fall and broke.. The "original" had a couple programs installed and as a result it's postage stamp size hard drive (Both literally and figurativelly) did not have the room to handle the update.. So it refused,, Kept nagging but would not do it.

So when I got the replacement I updated first.. THEN installed the software (HAM Radio Delux and some other stuff) so it's happy, in fact it's running Chrome on another web page as I type.

"postage stamp size hard drive (Both literally and figurativelly)"

Literally? About the only thing that qualifies is a microSDcard.

stevenicol wrote:
...'tis why I own a Mac and will never go back to PC.

Ahhh yes. The old "macs are great" when a PC question is asked. So tell me why was the OS X El Capitan up grade such a huge PIA?