I just read about that! Pretty sad!

If true, it would signify that Microsoft has reached a new low in its deceptive campaign to force Windows 10 onto users.

I'm as disgusted as anyone that MS has been pushing Win10 so hard on people who clearly don't want it, but this is not a big deal (I had to go check it out). In IE 11 now, when you open a new tab, there is a box with a button saying 'update to Windows 10 now!' or some such inanity. I had my 'new tab' option set to a blank page, and never saw it until I switched it back to 'default', so if you don't want to see the button, change your 'new tab' option.

This to me seems more like advertising a new version than 'cramming it down our throats' (getting real tired of that expression). But people like to get themselves all worked up for some reason.

Hi there

1) I HATE tabbed browsing.

2) I HATE my browsers looking more and more like a mobile phone App -- I WANT menus etc and I prefer to launch a new instance rather than a new tab.

So I'm sticking with IE until I have to change -- IMO all the nonsense about browser speeds is irrelevant -- the main issues that effect Browser speed are your Internet speed, the efficiency of the target web site - badly written code or myriads of links will slow the browser down, and how busy your own computer is.

I can't say there's much (if any) difference in speed with any of these browsers - at least not on a decent machine with fast Internet.

So as far as browsers are concerned just take your choice.

I can't say I've noticed a preponderance of ads when using IE -- even on my W7 VM's.

Cheers
jimbo

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Update: Additionally, it is now confirmed that after the recent Patch Tuesday, the Get Windows 10 app is displaying a "Your system administrator has blocked upgrades on this PC" ad on corporate systems which have blocked the Windows 10 upgrade. Absolutely disgraceful.

Edwin said:

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Hi Edwin! :)
Thanks for that! :)

Users are told IT admins blocked the upgrade to Windows 10

Microsoft has a goal of bringing Windows 10 on 1 billion devices by 2017 and the company is obviously trying everything to make sure that it successfully completes this mission.

Most recently, the company has started displaying Windows 10 upgrade ads on computers that are part of domains, telling users that IT admins are the ones that block the install of the new OS.

“Your system administrator has blocked upgrades on this PC Check with your system administrator about upgrading this PC to Windows 10. Are you a system administrator? You can customize this app to get your organization upgraded to Windows 10. Find out how,” one such ad displayed on a domain-attached PC reads.

In other words, yes, you can have Windows 10 running on your computer, but no, your administrator does not allow you to. So Microsoft’s more or less trying to make users ask their IT admins to install Windows 10, which in the end should be a win-win situation.

Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/micro...s-501573.shtml

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/article/304...ws-10-ads.html

Sumit Dhiman said:

Thanks CH for this :)

You're always welcome.....! :)