Stopping the Windows 10 Upgrade...and other comments

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For those of you who prefer to upgrade your desktop operating system at your leisure instead of on Microsoft's calendar, there is a free software utility that helps you manage that.

The GWX Control Panel will help you remove the constant nags that pop up and appear on your Windows 7, 8, 8.1 desktop.

http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/

Unfortunately our friends at Microsoft have been increasing their insidiousness as they recently "hid" a Windows 10 pop up notifier inside of a update labeled as a security patch.

This has several large companies a bit furious because these patches labeled for security are passed through typically on their internal Windows Update servers (WSUS) or whatever tool they use to update desktops.

To increase the Microsoft derision, they recently announced that Windows 7 would not work properly on the new CPU's coming out from Intel this summer and that they would only support Windows 10. Microsoft said that the work required to make 7 work properly would be enormous and technically difficult.

The only issue is that they didnt say the same thing for Windows 2008 Server, which they admitted would run just fine. Most people arent aware that under the covers Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 are the same.

Finally, system manufacturer and large OEM Lenovo called out Microsoft publicly after testing Windows 7 on the new CPU's and it ran just fine, no changes needed.

Microsoft promptly pulled back the directive as it was revealed it was a marketing decision, not a technical one.

Many people in technology are now of the belief that with the growth of mobile capability and the supporting cloud infrastructure, the era of a Windows desktop is now turning a corner to its eventual decline. It will take many years to accomplish as its installation base is quite large, but as less people are motivated to upgrade, and competitive alternatives grow, it will slowly fade into the background.

A new generation of kids are seeing less and less of Windows required in their daily activities. Computer sales have been declining for 3 straight years as no one needs to upgrade very fast.

The "Windows Wave" that started in 1990 with Windows 3.1 is now beginning to finish its long, long life cycle some 25 years later.