The free upgrade offer to Windows 10 is coming to an end next month, and Microsoft seems to have finally decided to stop forcing Windows 7 and 8.1 users to install the new operating system.
An update for Windows 7 and 8.1 systems that will be released later this week will modify the behavior of the “X” button in the Windows 10 upgrade window.
Currently, clicking the X button in the box that shows that an upgrade to Windows 10 is scheduled does not change anything, which means that users are not confirming that they agree to the upgrade.
Lisa Gurry, senior director of Microsoft's Windows division, said the company wants to make the upgrade process as smooth as possible, and the update will be released later this week for all systems.
“We’re working very hard to address this,” he says. “We’re working hard to deliver a Windows that everyone will truly love.”
Microsoft has often been accused of using too much pressure to upgrade to Windows 10, and many customers complained that their computers ended up running the new operating system without wanting to install it.
However, today's statement does not seem to be a coincidence. Yesterday we reported that the company agreed to pay $10,000 to a woman who sued Microsoft after her business computer was automatically upgraded to Windows 10 and began experiencing performance issues, which affected her work.
While there is no evidence that the ruling against Microsoft is the cause of the upcoming patch that will stop aggressive upgrades to Windows 10, there is no doubt that it could help address similar incidents in the future.
Imagine if everyone started filing lawsuits (using the res judicata case) against the company.
