Microsoft makes Windows 10 a 'recommended update' for Windows 7 and 8.1 users
Found on Betanews on Wednesday, 03 February 2016
Microsoft has been accused of pushing Windows 10 rather aggressively, and the company's latest move is going to do nothing to silence these accusations. For Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users, Windows 10 just became a 'recommended update' in Windows Update.
For anyone who has Automatic Updates turned on, this means that they will simply be given the option of downloading and installing (assuming installation files have not already been downloaded, that is...). If the 'Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important update' option is enabled, the update will not only be downloaded, but the installation will be started.
It always has been a good decision to disable Automatic Updates right after you installed Windows. It was a good idea for security updates, but using it to force users to an OS upgrade is reason enough to turn it off.