Hi Joe and other MS enthusiasts, I'm sorry but I think the point of this article is about the security and invasion of privacy issues raised by the discussion of how Win 10 has been constructed by Microsoft and less so about whether or not the software is functional in the work environment.

Even if half of what is asserted in the above article is true (and I will go back and read it much more closely and check the links) Win 10 seems to have moved into a truly Orwellian model that serves the best interests of Microsoft Corp and treats consumers as simply 'ripe for exploitation and plucking'!

Making Win 10 free simply sucks in unwitting users and locks them into what seems to be a highly exploitative and controlling ecosystem.

The constraints on system and user configuration have to be of concern to admins and users alike as should the lack of control over updates and the growing promotion of cloud based operations. FYI I have legacy systems using XP and NT, working Vista and Win 7 boxes and several Macs so have a fair sense of the utility of each OS and also a good sense of general OS progression (for better or worse) over the years.

In my Win 7 system I recently found a Win 10 upgrade icon in the system tray that appeared after I ran Win Update. There appeared to be no ready way to get rid of it. I searched and finally found this guide to removal and was successful in removing it from my system. The moral of the story is to read every update KB document from now on instead of simply accepting Microsofts 'suggestions'.

Hope this helps other 'Catters' with Win 7 who are being invited to upgrade.

http://www.howtogeek.com/218856/how-do-you-disable-the-get-windows-10-icon-shown-in-the-notification-tray/

My God and I thought Trump was bad!

Cheers,

Andrez