Microsoft forced you to install Windows 10, you will have to pay around Rs 7 lakh: Report

It is reported that Microsoft will pay $10,000 (about Rs 7 lakh) to a woman for installing Windows 10 on her computer without her permission. California resident Terry Goldstein sued the company for trying to automatically install Windows 10 on her computer. She claims that after this her computer did not work properly and all her data and files disappeared.

Goldstein runs a travel agency in California and has sued Microsoft for installing updates without her permission. She told The Seattle Times told That the update did not install successfully and her laptop became very slow. After this the laptop crashed and she was unable to work for several days.

Goldstein told a website, “I had never heard of Windows 10. No one asked me about Windows Update.” Microsoft appealed the case and did not pursue it further. According to the decision, Microsoft will now pay $10,000 to the woman.

Microsoft’s Windows 10 is currently available as a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. This operating system was launched in July 2015 and is available for free upgrade until June 29. The company is continuously campaigning heavily to get users to switch to Windows 10. Apart from constant notifications, many users have also reported pop-ups and Goldstein’s case seems to be one such example.

The pop-up without the option to deny was spotted on many Windows PCs some time back and Microsoft had to shut it down after receiving negative feedback from users.
Microsoft said on its blog that the company sends notifications to the user at least twice before activating Windows 10. Apart from this, the user can reverse the installation and go back to the old software within 31 days.

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 OS is activated on 300 million devices worldwide.