Users of Windows 10 will be forced to receive updates for the operating system, whether they want it or not. The relevant provisions found in the end user license agreement Microsoft.
“The software will periodically check for updates to the system and applications… by Accepting this agreement, you will receive updates automatically, without any further notice,” reads the document.
As noted by Cnews, it’s not just about security updates, but also new features that Microsoft plans from time to time be added to the system. This important innovation, as before, the user can choose the updates it wants to install, or to postpone the installation.
Forced updates — implementation of the concept of “Windows as a service” Windows as a Service), that said Executive Vice President of Windows and Devices Group at Microsoft, Terry Meyerson. Any other implementations of this concept in the licence agreement no. Thus, the “Windows as a service” modifies only way to deliver the updates, but does not change the licensing scheme as such.
In Windows 8.1, the user has four options to manage updates: download and install automatically, automatically download and choose the time of installation, to check for updates and choose the download time and never check and install updates.
The lack of opportunity to cancel the upgrade is of concern to users. Before, if a person knew that any update can break his computer, he could abandon his installations. This could be useful, for example, in case of issue of the defective pack, leading to a cyclical reboot your PC, or the inability to boot the system in recent times, such problems with Microsoft updates a lot. Now the user will not be able to refuse the installation of this update, which means that he will have to put up with possible failures.
All other terms and conditions of the agreement are generally the same as a license for Windows 8.1. For example, customers who received a Windows PC 10 Pro will be able to roll back the operating system to Windows 7 Pro or Windows 8.1 Pro, but only as long as Microsoft supports the previous version. In addition, Windows 10 saved system activation.
