In lieu of Microsoft's current push to saturate its billions of users with Windows 10, the tech giant announced Tuesday that it is initiating an automatic update for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 machines within the week, according to Yahoo! Tech.
What makes the upgrade very notable is the fact that Microsoft has changed the Windows 10 upgrade from an "optional" update to a "recommended" one. This means that for machines that are set to receive recommended updates automatically, Windows 10 would automatically download within the week.
Considering that Windows computers are set to receive recommended updates by default, the number of Windows 10 upgrades by the end of the week would probably increase significantly, reported Pune Mirror.
While the update would download automatically, Microsoft has stated that users would still need to confirm and agree to the actual OS installation before the entire upgrade process gets initiated.
However, considering that the Windows 10 upgrade would be a recommended update, users who opt out of the new OS installation would probably have to contend with very persistent text boxes prompting them to initiate the upgrade immediately, according to CBC News.
Of course, if users eventually decide to let go of Windows 10 altogether, they could opt for a system rollback, which could be initiated within the first 31 days after the Windows 10 installation is completed.
Otherwise, users could rest assure that starting this week, Windows 10 would be in their devices, permanently.
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