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My sister upgraded to Windows 10 and was greeted by a blue screen every time she tried to turn on the computer. Investigating online it seems it's some kind of
by carlosrg 11y ago
My sister upgraded to Windows 10 and was greeted by a blue screen every time she tried to turn on the computer. Investigating online it seems it's some kind of BIOS incompatibility but the manufacturer (Packard Bell, doesn't operate in USA but it's relatively well known in Spain) doesn't provide BIOS updates for that model. So we restored Windows 7 and lost an entire day. I'm sure she's going to be very happy when she sees the Windows 10 nag again.
- tdkl 11y agoInteresting, my brothers neighbour had the same error on his 1 year old Lenovo. When he started mentioning Windows 10 before the laptop crapped out, I just advised him to go to the shop support and ask them if they will disable the notification when PC is reinstalled.
- acqq 11y agoIt's even worse than nag: "Early next year, we expect to be re-categorizing Windows 10 as a “Recommended Update”. Depending upon your Windows Update settings, this may cause the upgrade process to automatically initiate on your device."
- carlosrg 11y agoI hope they reconsider that, or they're going to have plenty of unhappy customers searching for alternatives.
- JustSomeNobody 11y agoAccording to Ars, MS is saying their number one support request is how to get the Windows 10 upgrade. Not saying I believe that, just repeating what I read.
- rjbwork 11y agoI definitely believe it. Something free that isn't the windows 8 people hated but eventually adopted? Most people just think "yes plz"