Microsoft pushes Windows 10 upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 Pro on Active Directory

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Microsoft will soon bring the Windows 10 upgrade notification to domainjoined versions of Windows 7 Pro and 8.1 Pro. With the notification, Microsoft encourages companies and organizations to immediately install the latest version of the OS. There is an official method to block this.

Microsoft is distributing the ‘Get Windows 10’ app that handles the upgrade and displays the notification before this month in the US and then in other countries. In order to qualify for the upgrade option, small businesses and organizations must meet a number of conditions.

For example, they must be running Windows 7 Pro or Windows 8.1 Pro; the upgrade process is not coming to the Enterprise Editions. In addition, they should receive updates directly through Windows Update, not through WSUS servers or the System Center Configuration Manager. Finally, they must be connected to an Active Directory domain. Windows 7 Pro and 8.1 Pro users who were not connected to Windows domains already saw the notification.

Microsoft has been criticized for its policy of pushing Windows 10 to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. Many users were not happy with the notification and the automatic update. To accommodate them, Microsoft has put a guide online on how to block the pop-up and upgrade, although many systems have probably already been updated. Users who want to block the upgrade must install and activate a Group Policy Object.

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