Microsoft begins to label Windows 10 as a ‘recommended update’

On systems with Windows 7 and 8.1, the update to Windows 10 is no longer optional, but is in the “recommended” category. Users will not be forced to perform the update, but on some devices it will arrive automatically.

On many systems, recommended updates are installed automatically, depending on the settings. The operating system will now also be downloaded to these systems. Users will then be given the option to continue the Windows 10 installation. In October, the “pre-order” phase of the operating system ended, and in the same month Microsoft announced that it would be offered as an optional update. It was also announced that the update will be marked as ‘recommended’ from this month.

According to ZDNet, Microsoft will not renege on its decision to pre-download parts of the Windows 10 update on users’ systems without their choice. As a result, for example, users with a data limit ran into problems. In addition, Microsoft would give users who install Windows 10 but later want to get rid of it, the chance to uninstall it for a month. There are several ways to prevent the Windows 10 update notifications from continuing to appear and downloading the update, such as manually disabling automatic updates or using GWX Control Panel.