Technology: August 2015 Archives

The Windows Update Icon is no longer in the Notification Area - WindowsBBS Forum

A particular Windows 7 Update (KB3075851), which seems to be installed notwithstanding user settings, removes the icon for user control of the update process and replaces it with a nag icon for Windows 10.

Related: How to uninstall KB971033 and why you may want to do so, and how to control Windows 7 Activation Update.

Microsoft uses Windows Update to force Windows 10 ads onto older PCs • The Register

Fix Windows 7/8.1 privacy

How to disable specific Windows 7 and Windows 8 updates that compromise your privacy or push for upgrading to Windows 10.

Fix Windows 10 privacy

Instructions for how to shutdown privacy-breaking features of Microsoft's new Windows 10.