Microsoft recently changed the Windows 10 upgrade from “optional” to “recommended”, making it one level below the highest “critical” designation within Windows Update, the software update system built into Windows. In still another it’s screwed up access to their shared folders.”Įven senior reporter Patrick Klepek for gaming site Kotaku was seemingly forced into an upgrade to Windows 10. In others, Windows 10 is asking for a login password the user set years ago and hasn’t used since, that was fun. “In some cases the upgrade went OK and the user is just really confused. Same thing happened to him today.”Ĩ165128200 said: “We’ve been getting calls trickling in all week from doctor’s offices, dental practices, B&Bs and roofing companies – among others – that have been hit by this and it’s a fucking mess.

I quickly shut down my computer and was able to stop it but my son wasn’t so lucky. Working and all of a sudden Windows closed all my programs, logged me out and started the upgrade. Geekygirlhere said: “Yep this happened to me this morning. Reddit user LHoT10820 posted a warning, which has attracted over 2,800 comments, about the forced Windows 10 upgrade after it “bricked” his father’s computer.

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