{"id":547022,"date":"2023-02-02T23:38:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T20:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/windows-10s-bad-upgrade-prompts-are-back-for-windows-11\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T23:38:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T20:38:34","slug":"windows-10s-bad-upgrade-prompts-are-back-for-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-10s-bad-upgrade-prompts-are-back-for-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"#Windows 10\u2019s Bad Upgrade Prompts Are Back for Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27812735275\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27812735275\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-10s-bad-upgrade-prompts-are-back-for-windows-11\/#%E2%80%9CWindows_10s_Bad_Upgrade_Prompts_Are_Back_for_Windows_11%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Windows 10\u2019s Bad Upgrade Prompts Are Back for Windows 11&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWindows_10s_Bad_Upgrade_Prompts_Are_Back_for_Windows_11%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Windows 10\u2019s Bad Upgrade Prompts Are Back for Windows 11&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage aligncenter size-full wp-image-738773\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-10-logo-hero.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows 10 logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the early days of Windows 10, Microsoft sent irritating full-screen popups and alerts to PCs running earlier versions, asking them to upgrade to the newest version. Now, Microsoft is (allegedly) bringing back that strategy for Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has been slowly ramping up the update notifications for Windows 11 over the past few months, especially as the first major update (22H2) reaches a mostly-stable state. A splash screen started <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing on some Windows 10 PCs in December, informing people that \u201cthe next version of Windows is here\u201d with a large button to upgrade, and a small text link to avoid the update.<\/p>\n<p>Some people are now seeing a new full-screen popup, saying, \u201cNow unlocked: You\u2019re eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 11.\u201d There are only two visible buttons \u2014 \u201cGet it\u201d and \u201cSchedule it.\u201d The button to remain on Windows 11 is hidden away in the corner with a smaller font size, in a classic example of a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/supercharge.design\/blog\/dark-ux-what-are-dark-ux-patterns\">dark UX pattern<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-870531 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/usrabz2asrfa1-Large.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"image: &quot;Now unlocked: You're eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 11\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Windows10\/comments\/10rot7w\/just_received_this_today_was_it_only_today_they\/\" data-credittext=\"Reddit\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Windows10\/comments\/10rot7w\/just_received_this_today_was_it_only_today_they\/\">Reddit<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019ve reached out to Microsoft for confirmation, and when\/if we hear back, we\u2019ll update this article. If the popup is real and rolling out to Windows 10 PCs, it wouldn\u2019t be surprising. Microsoft used similar popups to push people to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, which eventually progressed into <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2016\/mar\/15\/windows-10-automatically-installs-without-permission-complain-users\">people unintentionally allowing the upgrade<\/a> (usually from seeing the alert and clicking \u201cOK\u201d to make it go away) and being left with broken systems.<\/p>\n<p>The good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is that Microsoft can\u2019t be <em>quite<\/em> as aggressive with updates this time around, because many PCs running Windows 10 aren\u2019t officially compatible with Windows 11. If you have a PC that is capable of running Windows 11 and is still on an earlier release, you can expect to see more pushy update prompts in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft plans to continue supporting Windows 10 with bug fixes until October 2025.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neowin.net\/news\/microsoft-reportedly-shows-full-screen-windows-11-upgrade-ads-with-two-yes-buttons\/\">Neowin<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/writing.exchange\/@Newmy\/109790638191597958\">Jared Newman (Mastodon)<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Windows10\/comments\/10rot7w\/just_received_this_today_was_it_only_today_they\/\">Reddit<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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