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Windows 7 and 8.1 Restore: What to Do When Windows 10 Forces an Unwanted Update

Have you turned on your PC recently only to find your operating system totally replaced with a newer, shinier, totally unfamiliar Windows 10 platform? If you’ve been affected by a forced update and you want things to go back to the way they were, you have options. Assuming the upgrade took place within the last […]


Hijacked by Windows 10: What to Do (and NOT Do!) If You Catch Your Computer Forcing an Upgrade

Over the past few weeks, countless Windows users have been confronted with an unwanted and often unplanned Windows 10 update. These forced updates have caused major problems, including data loss, workflow interruption and system crashes. Unless you have disabled the update feature, you could be next. Microsoft views the forced update as a courtesy, and […]


Don’t Close That Box! Your Windows 10 Upgrade May Be Trying to Trick You

Countless Windows 10 users report being duped by the latest Windows 10 upgrade trick: it reportedly causes users to believe they have canceled an update by clicking the familiar red “x” at the top corner of the box. As it turns out, Microsoft had another interpretation for a user’s click of the normally trustworthy red […]