Are you a Windows 7 rider content with your operating system? Have you found a way to make peace with Windows 8.1? If the answer to either of these questions is "yes", you should know that Microsoft has other plans. After the automatic installations and "completely accidental" installations of Windows 10, the Redmond giant confirmed that starting next year, the new operating system will be offered via Windows Update as "recommended update", thus losing its optional profile.
There is never a lack of news from Microsoft similar to that sour candy that appears out of nowhere inside a bag of supposedly sweet treats. And following the pattern of recent months, the news is usually associated with Windows 10. With more than 110 million devices in its favor, it's logical to find users very satisfied with the new operating system. From interface improvements to high performance and reasonable specifications, not a few see Windows 10 as the ideal way to "renew" their computers, at least from the software angle.
Now... every change generates uncomfortable situations, and Windows 10 is no exception. A huge number of users decided to stay on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, whether for stability reasons (they wait for Windows 10 to be more polished), compatibility (some program might stop working), internal regulations (the enterprise environment places a lot of emphasis on this), or simply because Microsoft must provide support in both cases until 2020 (Windows 7) and 2023 (Windows 8.1). But despite these circumstances, Microsoft announced adjustments in the update offers for Windows 10. First, the operating system will be suggested more broadly under the "optional" section in Windows Update, and at the beginning of next year, Windows 10 will receive a "recategorization" as a recommended update.
What does this mean? That depending on the Windows Update configuration, there are good chances that many users will find Windows 10 installing itself as if it were just another hotfix. Microsoft "assures" that the user will receive all appropriate visual warnings, and will also have 31 days to perform the "rollback" to the previous version of Windows. While I don't doubt that our readers have Windows Update under control (as it should be), this feels like a slight nudge in our side, with Microsoft whispering "come on… do the update". Surprised? No. Irritated? Yes. Microsoft does well in informing the changes... but honestly I don't know how many times the user has to say "no".
