[Framers] Windows 10 "hijacked" my computer

[Syed Zaeem Hosain]

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.net at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ken
> Poshedly
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 01:47 PM
> To: grant at hedgewizard.net
> Cc: Framers - frameusers.com <framers at 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, "grant at hedgewizard.net"
> <grant at 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 <poshedly at 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 then  "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
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