No. I don't buy, and don't recommend Windows.
Home is a crippled version, as we know from trying to run VFP on it.
When the next relative asks for a new machine, I'll ensure THEY pay for a Pro version on it.
(written on my Chromebook, instead of my usual Linux box)
On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Ricardo Araoz ricaraoz@gmail.com wrote:
On 04/05/18 13:26, Ted Roche wrote:
On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 11:04 AM, Alan Bourke alanpbourke@fastmail.fm wrote:
On Fri, 4 May 2018, at 3:57 PM, AndyHC wrote:
Doesn't the "I'm on a metered connection" thing work?
It appears that it does.
However this forced update thing is only a problem for the Home version. The Pro, Enterprise and Education versions have a supported method of turning this behaviour off via a menu option or group policy, and anyone using Win 10 in a business or education context should be using one of those versions.
Yes. The "I'm on a metered connection" works for Home, too. I'm doing family tech support on this one. However, I tried the "put on hold" option for the 1803 update, and then switched the Ethernet to unmetered and it _still_ installed the brand-new, unpatched, buggy 1803 "Feature Update" at 1.65 gigabytes. Microsoft's new motto of "We're going to do what we think is good for you whether you like it or not" is a bit presumptuous. Next time, I'm installing "Pro" on all the machines I have to support.
So, all they have to do for you to open your wallet and pay for more than you need is to bugger you on the Home edition?
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