Windows 10 to get Automatically Downloaded on to Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs :





Microsoft is growing aggressively desperate to entice users to upgrade to Windows 10.


The mood of the company can be gauged from the announcement that Windows 10 will become a “recommended update” starting next year, which means anyone with Windows 7 or 8 that has automatic updates activated – the default and the best way to keep a computer protected against security bugs – will have Windows 10 automatically downloaded without asking.


What’s more, the installer for Windows 10 will start once it has been downloading, presenting users with a popup. Users will be able to decline the update, once the installer has started, or prevent the update from being downloaded by manually blocking it in Windows update.


But the propensity of users to simply hit “OK” or accept when faced with a prompt in the middle of doing something else, will likely see users just blindly hit OK and unknowingly installing Windows 10, preventing access to the computer while the instalment completes.


Although, after this forceful upgradation, which is being called as "recommendation" by Terry Myerson, EVP Microsoft,the users would have 31 days to roll back to previous Windows version.


Windows 10 automatically downloads on to the computers of those running Windows 7 or Windows 8 who have registered interest in the new version of Windows.

Optional first, recommended later


Windows 10 will imminently be upgraded to an “optional” update, which could also see it downloaded automatically if a user has manually set Windows update to automatically install optional updates as well as recommended updates.


While Windows 10 has seen good reviews and one of the best launches for a Windows version since Windows 98 in terms of compatibility with existing devices and software, automatic downloads may cause issues, particularly for those short of storage space or on metered internet connections.


In case a user is on a metered connection on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, then has the option of turning off automatic updates, which is strongly discouraged because of the constant risk of internet threats.


The automatic Windows 10 download eats up between 3.5GB and 6GB on a user’s computer. 


The biggeST drawback of this "forced updation" is, should a user decline the installation of Windows 10 after it has been downloaded, the update will not be automatically deleted, meaning it will sit on a user’s computer eating up the storage space.

Windows 10, which is free on upgrading, had been installed on 75 million computers by the end of August, accounting for 4.9% of internet users, while Windows 7 still has a 48.1% share.