Microsoft's goal to install Windows 10 on 1 billion devices up to 2017 is known. What was not known was what the company would use to make it happen. The logical and expected for the company, is to switch to earlier versions of Window.
So because there are too many users of Windows 7 who don't seem to be enticed by the offer of freebies upgrades in Windows 10, the company decided to take a different route, to force them.
So Microsoft originally released some updates that encourage users to upgrade their system.
However, it turns out that the company has recently re-released the same updates for WindUws 7 users who had blocked the original, and did not allow alerts to appear on their computers.
InfoWorld Woody Leonhard reports that a total of six patches have been re-released. These include not only updates that encourage upgrading to Window 10, but also some updates that were used to allow data collection from Window 7.
Most of these updates are marked as "important" for Windows 7 PCs, and appear as recommended by Windows Update.
See the updates that Microsoft re-releases in the following list:
| The update installs the application obtain Window 10 in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1 (KB3035583) | Enables Get Window 10 app on Windows 7 and 8.1 |
| Compatibility Update for Upgrading Window 7 (KB2952664) | Enables telemetry on Window PCs. |
| Compatibility Update for Window 7 RTM (KB2977759) | Diagnostic tool for Windows PCs (Customer Experience Improvement Program) |
| Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: October 2015 (KB3083710) | - |
| Compatibility Update for Window 8.1 and Window 8 (KB2976978) | Window diagnostics tool (Customer Experience Improvement Program) |
| Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Window Server 2012 R2: October 2015 (KB3083711) |
So if you do not want to upgrade to Window 10 or if you do not want telemetry services on your computer, you should avoid installing these updates.
Needless to say, Microsoft recommends to everyone their installation.
