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Aren't all Windows Update packages optional? This is what I see when I look at Windows update on 8.1 (I think 7 had similar options): http://imgur.com/MxRVZ94

As someone else mentioned, to support the enterprise Microsoft makes updates piecemeal and optional.

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I had Windows 8 here, Windows 8.1 force-installed itself, I found no way to opt out, or even to control when to update, I was working one day and it suddenly decided to shut me out and update itself to 8.1, there was no "cancel" or "wait" button.

So, MS already pulled a stunt like that recently, why they would not do it again, specially if they want people to use some shiny new tech part of their 3e strategy?

No, the upgrade to 8.1 needs to be explicitly kicked off through the Store: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/update-from-win...

This is CERTAINLY not happened to me.

Because I DIDN'T want Windows 8.1 installed, at all.

Unless you think this tutorial is useless and people invented it because they are liars too:

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-stop-automatic-forced-upgrade-fr...

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