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New Report Indicates Microsoft Will Force Upgrade to a New Version of Windows Employing a “Ransomware-Like” Method Windows

New Report Indicates Microsoft Will Force Upgrade to a New Version of Windows Employing a “Ransomware-Like” Method Windows

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New Report Indicates Microsoft Will Force Upgrade to a New Version of Windows Employing a “Ransomware-Like” Method
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https://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/new-report-indicates-microsoft-will-force-upgrade-to-a-new-version-of-windows-employing-a-ransomware-like-method/58809

Anyone hear of this?

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Originally posted by checkbaiter
New Report Indicates Microsoft Will Force Upgrade to a New Version of Windows Employing a “Ransomware-Like” Method
Windows

https://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/new-report-indicates-microsoft-will-force-upgrade-to-a-new-version-of-windows-employing-a-ransomware-like-method/58809

Anyone hear of this?
No I use Linux, Windows is so 1992.

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Originally posted by robbie carrobie
No I use Linux, Windows is so 1992.
Well, I hope it's a joke..

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Originally posted by checkbaiter
Well, I hope it's a joke..
why? All its gonna do is give Microsoft root. In the most popular versions of Linux Canonical has root. In mobile devices like android google has root and in iphones Apple has root. If you want to get root yourself you need to jailbreak them. If you are a Windows user I wouldn't worry about it.

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Originally posted by checkbaiter
Anyone hear of this?
April first was a few days ago. I suggest you be a bit more skeptical of anything you read for the next few weeks. Then remain skeptical from there on.
Note that being skeptical doesn't mean denying everything, it means using your brain in conjunction with reading.

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Originally posted by twhitehead
April first was a few days ago. I suggest you be a bit more skeptical of anything you read for the next few weeks. Then remain skeptical from there on.
Note that being skeptical doesn't mean denying everything, it means using your brain in conjunction with reading.
I read the comments too, no reason for sarcasm.

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Originally posted by robbie carrobie
why? All its gonna do is give Microsoft root. In the most popular versions of Linux Canonical has root. In mobile devices like android google has root and in iphones Apple has root. If you want to get root yourself you need to jailbreak them. If you are a Windows user I wouldn't worry about it.
I still use windows 8.1, didn't like 10

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Originally posted by checkbaiter
I still use windows 8.1, didn't like 10
I have windows ten on a laptop, it keeps sending me pictures of beautiful places that I am never likely to visit. Must be made for elites that have nothing better to do than travel around.

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Originally posted by checkbaiter
I read the comments too, no reason for sarcasm.
It was serious advice.

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