{"id":286,"date":"2015-12-09T09:43:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T09:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/?p=286"},"modified":"2019-03-03T19:42:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T18:42:29","slug":"remove-windows-10-upgrade-updates-in-win-7-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/?p=286","title":{"rendered":"Remove Windows 10 upgrade updates in Win 7 \/ 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tMicrosoft will ship Windows 10 later this year and with it comes an offer to upgrade existing versions of Windows to the operating system for free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tSince the majority of Windows users probably does not know about that offer as they may not read tech sites at all or only sporadically, Microsoft pushed updates to Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems that prepare the system for the update.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tAt least one of the updates, KB 3035583, appears to&nbsp;<a class=\"ext-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2015\/04\/09\/microsofts_mystery_update_will_push_windows_10_onto_window_7_8_machines\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(25, 130, 209); background: transparent;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have been designed<\/a>&nbsp;to advertise Windows 10 once it comes out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tWhile that may make sense, some users may not want to upgrade their system to Windows 10 after all. If you prefer to keep using Windows 7 or even Windows 8, there is no reason to keep these updates installed on the computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \t<strong style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">How many updates we are talking about?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 30px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: disc; background: transparent;\"> \t\t<a class=\"ext-link\" href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/kb\/3035583\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(25, 130, 209); background: transparent;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KB 3035583<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; According to Microsoft, this update enables &quot;additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications when new updates are available&quot;.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: disc; background: transparent;\"> \t\t<a class=\"ext-link\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/2952664\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(25, 130, 209); background: transparent;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KB 2952664<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Labeled a compatibility upgrade for upgrading Windows 7, its purpose is to &quot;make improvements to the current operating system in order to ease the upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows&quot;.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: disc; background: transparent;\"> \t\t<a class=\"ext-link\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/2976978\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(25, 130, 209); background: transparent;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KB 2976978<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; A compatibility update for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 which &quot;performs diagnostics on the Windows system [..] to determine whether compatibility issues may be encountered when the latest Windows operating system is installed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: disc; background: transparent;\"> \t\t<a class=\"ext-link\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/3021917\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(25, 130, 209); background: transparent;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KB 3021917<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Does the same as KB 2976978 but on Windows 7.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: disc; background: transparent;\"> \t\t<a class=\"ext-link\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/3044374\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(25, 130, 209); background: transparent;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KB 3044374<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; This update for Windows 8.1 enables systems to upgrade from the current operating system to a later version of Windows.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: disc; background: transparent;\"> \t\t<a class=\"ext-link\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/2990214\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(25, 130, 209); background: transparent;\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KB 2990214<\/a>&nbsp;. Does the same as KB 3044374 but on Windows 7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tThose are the updates currently provided by Microsoft. Microsoft notes that users should not remove or block the updates 3044374 and 2990214 as they are used for Windows Update functionality and not only to upgrade to Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \t<strong style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent;\">Remove those updates from Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tFirst thing you may want to do is find out whether those updates are installed. If they are installed, you can remove them from the system and block them from being installed again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tDo the following to check if an update is installed:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 30px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tTap on the Windows-key, type cmd and hit enter.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tType powershell and hit enter.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tUse the command get-hotfix -id KB3035583 to find out whether the update is installed<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tTo speed things up, query for all updates in a single command like this: get-hotfix -id KB3035583, KB2952664,KB2976978,KB3021917,KB3044374,KB2990214<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-282\" alt=\"check windows updates installed\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112373\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/check-windows-updates-installed.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: medium none rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 677px; height: 414px; background: none;\" width=\"677\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/check-windows-updates-installed.jpg 677w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/check-windows-updates-installed-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tObviously, only updates provided for the operating system may be installed. The updates on the screenshot above have been found on a system running Windows 7.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tYou can use the command line to remove Windows Patches as well.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 30px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tIf you are still in Powershell type exit to leave.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tUse the command wusa \/uninstall \/kb:2952664 to uninstall a patch<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tThis removes the update that you have specified from the system. You will get a prompt for that and need to run the command for all updates separately.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tNote that you may get a restart prompt after uninstalling updates. Complete the process before you do so.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-283\" alt=\"remove windows update\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112374\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/remove-windows-update.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: medium none rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 666px; height: 406px; background: none;\" width=\"666\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/remove-windows-update.jpg 666w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/remove-windows-update-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tWindows Update will pick up those updates again after you restart the computer. Since you don&#39;t want them to be installed again, you need to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghacks.net\/2010\/08\/11\/how-to-block-specific-updates-in-windows-update\/\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(25, 130, 209); background: transparent;\">block those updates from being installed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 30px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tTap on the Windows key, type Windows Update and hit enter.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tIf the updates are not listed on the page, perform a manual check for updates.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tClick on &quot;x important updates are available&quot; afterwards.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: decimal; background: transparent;\"> \t\tRight-click on any of the Windows 10 related updates and select &quot;hide update&quot; from the listing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tDoing so blocks these updates from being installed automatically on the system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-284\" alt=\"block windows10 update\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112376\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/block-windows-10-update.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: medium none rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 589px; height: 280px; background: none;\" width=\"589\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/block-windows-10-update.jpg 589w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/block-windows-10-update-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tThese updates are displayed in a light gray font color afterwards and once you leave the page, don&#39;t show up anymore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tShould you want to restore them at a later point in time, for instance because you want to upgrade to Windows 10 after all, then you need to restore them with a click on &quot;restore hidden updates&quot; in the interface.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tThere you find them all listed and options to re-enable them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-285\" alt=\"restore updates\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112377\" src=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/restore-updates.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 3px; border: medium none rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 707px; height: 436px; background: none;\" width=\"707\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/restore-updates.jpg 707w, https:\/\/notiz.comanet.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/restore-updates-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \tWhile you should not see any side-effects after the removal, it may be a good idea to monitor the system after the removal to make sure that this is indeed the case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.5px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"> \t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft will ship Windows 10 later this year and with it comes an offer to upgrade existing versions of Windows to the operating system for free. 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