I let the first few Updates install on it as most machines you buy may well have had the system put on for some months before sale. all run exactly as I've always known and I'm quite happy with them and I've got Photoshop CS6 on it but also got several other good and familiar older photo programs, many of which are old 32-bit type I've had for a long time. a Win 8.1 machine on which I immediately installed Classic Shell and it now runs just like my old versions I've loved and been familiar with for years. Last year I bought a new laptop as a backup just in case needed in a hurry. can install and run one or two really good top-rated programs like Anti-Virus and nasties, that generally do a far better job than any MS program and completely stop all the MS rubbish they try to load onto you. Apart from that, many other things that are simply not so vital. Have you ever read and seen what IS included in so many of those - all sorts of things that in many cases may simply not apply to YOU at all.if you don't have certain M/S progs like 'Security Essentials' etc on your machine. I'm presently continuing to run my good old XP3 and it is now 5 years since I had to do a reinstall of the system and since that time I've never had any Updates at all. then why don't you do as I have done for many years.simply change your computer settings to NOT receive ANY Updates at all. and I applaud your thoughts on that as neither myself nor indeed very many others too, really want it, if you read these Forums very much. Since you seem to be one of those that really do not want to have Windows 10.

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