There are some very important things to do to eliminate/reduce the privacy problem with Windows 10 ... I forget exactly what I had to do, but there are a number of google results that allow you to get the information.
Z > -----Original Message----- > From: Framers [mailto:framers- > bounces+syed.hosain=aeris....@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ken > Poshedly > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 01:47 PM > To: gr...@hedgewizard.net > Cc: Framers - frameusers.com <framers@lists.frameusers.com> > Subject: Re: [Framers] Windows 10 "hijacked" my computer > > Grant, > Only one thing comes to mind: "YIKES!" > I guess I'll just live with Windows 10 and then gradually work on the privacy > settings to at least somewhat minimize my availability to marketers. (I know > one can never be truly anonymous, but there are some things one can do to > be "smaller". I also now use "Duck Duck Go" as my search engine instead of > Google itself.) > -- Ken > > > On Friday, April 29, 2016 4:36 PM, "gr...@hedgewizard.net" > <gr...@hedgewizard.net> wrote: > > > > I can tell you (after having the same stealth install), the if you do the > "revert" > you will find that many applications (Firefox, iTunes,others) will not be able > to update, and if you delete them, you cannot reinstall them.I'm giving > serious thought to shifting fulltime to Linux Mint, and only run Windows 7 > (Ultimate), in a VM space. > On April 29, 2016 at 1:03 PM Ken Poshedly <poshe...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > Well, Gang, Windows 10 wants me and it wants me NOW! > > Some months ago, I signed up for the free offer of Windows 10 for > installation at MY convenience. > > Early this morning when I check the home desktop, Windows 10 had > apparently self-installed overnight. (I usually leave the platform on all > night.) > > I rebooted and when prompted with the Windows 10 EULA (end-user license > agreement), I declined. Windows 10 said it would thenĀ "reinstall my > Windows 7". > > I didn't have time to wait for it so I let it do its own thing and left for my > office; I'll see how things played out when I get home tonight. > > Two questions: > 1. Regarding FrameMaker (I'm running FM10), am I facing any operational or > other problems or must I reinstall it? If so, that might be a problem because > I > didn't "de-activate" my second license. (One is on the desktop and one is on > a laptop.) > > 2. Am I facing any general problems with Windows 10? > > I hate when this happens. > > -- Ken in Atlanta > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at > http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail- > archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at > http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail- > archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com