Microsoft's German subsidiary that year also voluntarily vowed never to force a new version of Windows onto PCs after being sued by a German regional consumer protection agency over the same issue. The unexpected upgrades were also the basis of a class-action lawsuit filed in 2017. It angered users across the world, and in 2016 Microsoft paid one US complainant $10,000 to end litigation over the issue. Today customers on older versions of Windows must pay for the upgrade. Windows 11: Everything you need to know (ZDNet YouTube)įinnish national broadcaster YLE reports that the board recommends Microsoft pay the man €1,100 ($1,260) for damages caused by the unauthorized installation of Windows 10 in March 2016.īack then, Microsoft was aggressively pushing Windows 10 as a free upgrade, auto-updating Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 machines if Automatic Updates were turned on.The ultimate Windows 10 information hub: Everything you need in one place.Seven Windows 10 annoyances (and how to fix them).Windows 10 privacy guide: How to take control.
