IIRC the pop up even did scummy bullshit like continuing with the update if you closed the popup by clicking the cross in the top right of the window, you had to actually click the cancel button.
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Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 1 day agoBut given Anon knew what Win 10 is and the father obviously did not, my guess is that the father clicked on the ‘upgrade now!’ panel Microsoft used to pester Win 7 and Win 8 users with.
zurohki@aussie.zone 1 day ago
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
That shit is what made me start considering Linux more seriously
TheChargedCreeper864@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
The post was made in 2020. I think it’s likely that this was a PC that already ran Windows 10, which probably auto-updated itself as they love to do
latenightnoir@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Aaah, good point, I forgot they started with that spammy shit early on…