Windows 10 - I Was Afraid of This

I came home from out of town and my studio PC had a big blue Welcome to Windows 10 screen.  There was not way to back out of it. First of all, is that normal?
 
The issue is that I now have NO AUDIO.  All audio runs through my VS-700 interface.  I have no idea how Sweetwater set that up years ago, or where to go to fix it.  But I have no audio, even when trying to play an MP3.
 
What should I do? (I kept declining the offers to upgrade to W10 because I thought it would screw up my studio..)
 
 

the VS700 is not supported in windows 10.
your going to have to try and find a way to roll back.
I will let some other VS700 users chime in because there might be a hitch.
someway to get around it, but I don't think there is.
 
 
see this
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Bye-Bye-VS700-Console-with-Windows-10-m3275075.aspx
you might be able to use Mackie protocol but I think that's only for the surface, not the IO unti itself.
but I could be wrong.

I know you don't want to see this but I just had too 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3275889

Here's an article about people getting a surprise upgrade to Win10:
 
http://www.infoworld.com/...-without-their-ok.html

Thanks, everyone.  I was able to roll back and I do have audio again.
 
Until I am positive I can get things working on Win 10, how do I block another forced upgrade?
 

konradh
Until I am positive I can get things working on Win 10, how do I block another forced upgrade?
 

Switch to Linux?

If you don't have your original install disc, you can download it here:
 
https://www.microsoft.com...ware-download/windows7

konradh
...how do I block another forced upgrade?

I use a little program called "GWX Control Panel".  It's free and seems to work well for me.  There are some Youtube videos out there so you can see how it works.  Here's one example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itdMq-H4MbM
 
And the program can be downloaded here:
http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/
 
Edit: sorry... the links I posted didn't show up.  I must be doing something wrong (I just copied and pasted them).  I any case, it's fairly easy to find.
 
Edit #2: Links showed up this time.

I tried the GWX Control Panel utility but the Win 10 KB still kept coming back.  I could run the GWX Control Panel utility and get rid of it again, but its not a "permanent" fix. 
 

fireberd
I tried the GWX Control Panel utility but the Win 10 KB still kept coming back.  I could run the GWX Control Panel utility and get rid of it again, but its not a "permanent" fix. 
 

What I like about it is that, at least for me, any updates that have to do with Windows 10 (after running the program) show up in the "optional updates" section, and are not automatically selected.  Before using GWX Control Panel, it was a real PITA having to go through all the critical updates to see what was associated with W10 (telemetry, ect..).  I think the list may have grown to about 20 or more KB's at this point (not 100% sure though).  Will it work permanently, and do I actually need it to work permanently?  I don't know that for sure.  But it sure is making my life easier now.

WDI
So far what I've seen of Windiws 10 it looks pretty nice. But there is a part of me that thinks nothing is free. I thought I recently saw that one of the new features in Windows 10 update is to add more start screen widgets or whatever they are called that advertise App Store programs. We are so over run with advertisements now days. The Internet has become swamped with ads. Cable tv is nothing but ads. If rather pay up front and not have to deal with that stuff inside the OS.

They are called tiles. They are customizable. You can make them active or not selectively.  For example; a weather app will show the temp or any alerts if they are active without having to open them.  All programs can be tiled as well as apps. Program tiles have no ability to be active.  
 
The OS is not a platform for advertising as such. An app that is free may show an ad if that is the way it is written. None of mine do. Also its generally in the description in the Windows store if an app has ads. Usually they are in app ads. 
Also right now Windows 10 is free as long as you have a version that is a qualifying version. That will end in June. After that one will have to purchase Windows 10. 

WDI
We are so over run with advertisements now days. The Internet has become swamped with ads. Cable tv is nothing but ads. If rather pay up front and not have to deal with that stuff inside the OS.

Welcome to the borg digital age. Prepare to be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
 
Apparently this is the new marketing model everyone will eventually migrate to and will have to to survive.
 
If ever computers and robots take over the world, the origins will be traced back to this.

Windows 7 and Win 8.1 (not the enterprise versions) are the only ones that (legally) can upgrade to Win 10 free.  XP is not eligible.
 

konradh
Thanks, everyone.  I was able to roll back and I do have audio again.
 
Until I am positive I can get things working on Win 10, how do I block another forced upgrade?
 

Go to "All Settings" and then "Update and Security" and turn off Automatic Updates...