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Re: Starting July 24, 2025 Microsoft Confirms Free Windows Update

From Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.microsoft.windows
Subject Re: Starting July 24, 2025 Microsoft Confirms Free Windows Update
Date 2025-07-26 18:59 +0100
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J. P. Gilliver wrote:
> On 2025/7/25 15:29:21, Alan K. wrote:
>> On 7/25/25 7:31 AM, Marion wrote:
> 
> []
> 
>>> "Starting today, individuals will begin to see an enrollment wizard 
>>> through
>>> notifications and in Settings, making it simple to select the best 
>>> option
>>> for you and enroll in ESU directly from your personal Windows 10 PC."
> 
> Should that have been "the best option ... TO enrol" rather than AND? 
> (It might _just about_ be grasmmatical with "and", but it would 
> certainly read/flow better with "to". Unless there's a deliberate reason 
> they used "and".)>>
>>> I only skimmed it but there seems to be a catch...
>>> Maybe others know more about this... and can elucidate the rest of us.
>> Without digging, it seems you either give up Reward points or 
>> subscribe to Onedrive. Maybe even buy the larger Onedrive.
>>
> As with XP and 7, I have no intention of worrying about the cessation of 
> "support" (I don't feel "supported" anyway). But of course unlike 
> previous versions, AIUI "updates" in 10 can't be turned off, which 
> implies - to me, anyway - the possibility that, maybe some years down 
> the line, M$ would be able to kill off - stop working altogether - any 
> 10 machine still online. Thoughts? (Including can it be blocked if I'm 
> right.)
> 

Keep good system images of all Win10 installations from October of this 
year onwards.
The extremely large number of people who can't afford to buy new 
hardware (which will include hospitals and social welfare, amidst the 
millions of private individuals) will attract criminals to repeat the 
ransomware cyber attacks of last year.
I'm hoping that MS will soon realise this, not want the blame laying on 
their heads, and do a full u-turn.
I could happen. Watch this space.

Ed

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Starting July 24, 2025 Microsoft Confirms Free Windows Update Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-25 11:31 +0000
  Re: Starting July 24, 2025 Microsoft Confirms Free Windows Update Finnigan <fionnagain@eircom.net> - 2025-07-25 11:38 +0000
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            Re: Starting July 24, 2025 Microsoft Confirms Free Windows Update "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-28 05:55 +0100
      Re: Starting July 24, 2025 Microsoft Confirms Free Windows Update Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-07-26 18:59 +0100
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