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Question

Abusive practice from Microsoft

Oct 2, 2015 9:38AM PDT

In your opinion, do you think you can ask Microsoft for damages, having installed, in my PC, W10 without being asked? In fact, I had no intention to install it.
I have an internet key and I have to buy extra gigabytes for their abusive dawnlod and they also have almost consumed the space on my disk C. What will happen when it will be at zero? Thanks

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Thanks
Oct 16, 2015 9:06AM PDT

to Microsoft and his auto download that used up 3GB of my wireless card, I had to purchase 10 Euros of extra gig.

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You may want to change OSes soon.
Oct 16, 2015 9:31AM PDT

Have you noticed that besides this one, Windows patches have been growing in size?

It sounds to me like you need to know about "Metered Connections." http://www.windowscentral.com/how-disable-windows-10-update-delivery-optimization covers that.

Microsoft has gaffed Windows Update time and time again and this was how I tamed that issue. "By default, Microsoft does not use WUDO for detected metered connections." This way I save my cellular date for my use.

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it was bound to happen
Oct 17, 2015 3:57AM PDT

“In spite of microsoft promises, their past history shows they have done this before with browsers. It was always you don't have to upgrade, then nag you to upgrade, when finally a few months later, they will auto upgrade you in the name of security.

I have a coworker who does not know that much about computers. His home internet access is a verizon wireless card with a 3 gig cap. His bill this past month included an overage charge because of microsoft and their auto downloading. What made it worse is it failed at about 90% a couple hours into the download and it kept restarting until he pulled the card and got help.” by renegade600