Microsoft getting more aggressive about pushing Windows 10?

That KB has resurfaced.  Hide it again, until you are ready to upgrade. 
 
I've upgraded and even some very old Windows XP games still work in Win 10.

I've read that MS has identified these issues of persistent updates as a defect and is working on a fix. I can't remember where I read it, but I do know that whatever the behavior, they had no intent to force people to upgrade. It's been quite an embarrassment for what has been a really high quality upgrade.

Not to be a conspiracy theorist but Window 8.1 has become very unstable for me after running the latest windows update... Hmmm. Anyway that's what backups are for..

I've not had any problems with 8.1, thankfully. My DAW is very lean. I think the only thing I have added other than what Studiocat put on it is Dropbox (and of course Sonar updates and related third party VST stuff). The thought of allowing Windows 10 on my DAW makes me REALLY nervous. I'm sure it will either be smooth and wonderful.. or a nightmare.
It's always something. I wish I could do a double boot on it and maybe I can but I don't know how. I just click buttons and turn knobs. I am a guitarist disguised as a producer. Usually frustrated more than satisfied. The games I like are Pinball, and pool... I never quite got into the new stuff like foosball or Pac Man.. though I do know how to play Pac Man. I tried a role playing game once. Myst... I NEVER got off the island.
I apologize for the "thread drift" but someone has to do it and I seem to be really good at it, lol.
 
So, since I have gone so far off subject does anyone know if there is a good Castle Wolfenstein game, just a simple first person shooter game... maybe I should buy a PS4..??
 
SO... W-10 scares me. I know nothing about code or anything like that.
 
Back on subject.
1> Can I download W-10 and not install it? Can I install in a way so that I can have a dual boot machine?
2> Is it worth it to buy Enterprise W-10 so that I can control updates?
3> I saw a program somewhere, not MS, that claims to give the ability to give the user more control over updates in W-10 Personal. I'll try to look it up.
4> Is anyone using W-10 with SPLAT, an Alesis keyboard controller, an Alesis Controller pad,
 a Roland Octa-Capture, a Line6 Toneport UX-2, and a Frontier Tranzport? I think that covers the most of it. The rest I can make work somehow if I need to.
 
Then a Wolfenstein!!
 
I may try loading MYST to see if I can get off the island... instead of just wander down the path, to the pavilion, and around the well...
 
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jbow
1> Can I download W-10 and not install it? Can I install in a way so that I can have a dual boot machine?
2> Is it worth it to buy Enterprise W-10 so that I can control updates?

1. MS claim you are not licensed for dual boot. I cry wolf here licenses have always been about per machine. It works anyway for me and I have seperate license keys. If you do it make sure you do a full backup. On your new dual boot operating system install 8.1 first then upgrade to 10 which will give you another license key. You can't go directly to Win10.

2) Buy Professional.

Ta.

Microsoft is great!

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Well, I decided to give it a try a month ago but it wouldn't complete and kept rolling back (a nice feature)...lots of folks were encountering this problem.  
 
While I periodically got reminders, I just tried again today as they are pushing out a major update per TWIT's Windows show...  Seems to have fixed the problem many were having completing the transfer.  I'm now on W10 and enjoying it very much.

Wait until 2016, when Windows 10 *will* install itself on your machine and then offer you the option to boot into it at start.  In the vernacular, "takes the piss".
 
[edit] Article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/31/windows_10_recommended_upgrade/
 
Plenty more juicy W10 stuff on elreg for you to ... er ... 'enjoy'.