Microsoft to finally let you cancel Windows 10 auto-install

Cancelling a Windows 10 upgrade by closing the pop-up dialogue will no longer schedule the install, but will lead to further nags

Microsoft is backtracking on its aggressive upgrade policy that has seen Windows 10 apparently installing or attempting to install without users' permission leading to lawsuits and interrupted weather forecasts.

Part of the frustration for users is the way Microsoft shoehorned Windows 10 into the Windows Update process of Windows 7 and later. At first Windows 10 only installed if a user requested it. Then it became an optional update, which would only be downloaded if users had configured Windows Update to install optional updates.