According to this article -- and quotes from a Microsoft spokesman in it -- Windows 10 "upgrades" will eventually be mandatory for Windows 7 and 8.x users (though "rollbacks" will be allowed in the first 31 days). You know how well "rollbacks" work in Windows, right?
From the article ...
Quote:
The drive to build on the more than 110-million devices running Windows 10 has prompted Microsoft to make changes that will mean that Windows 10 will automatically begin installing on most Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 machines from next year.
Users will still need to confirm the installation manually for it to continue. If they choose not to proceed, Korst said "the customer will have the ability to delay it for some period".
He was unable to clarify how long users would be able to delay the upgrade for but added that people who didn't like Windows 10 would be able to roll back to their previous OS within 31 days.
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http://www.techrepublic.com/article/...ays-microsoft/
This doesn't affect me personally, but it could affect my wife (she uses Windows 7 on her desktop and laptop). I noticed files in her update list (that were previously hidden) are now showing up again. (I turned off automatic updates specifically because of this issue, but I'm not convinced Microsoft won't try to force the "upgrade" on her anyhow.)