Windows 7 users experience persistent Windows 10 upgrade pop-ups as Microsoft tightens its grip

Microsoft hassles users into upgrading to Windows 10

Microsoft's assault on the remaining users of Windows 7 has taken another turn, as numerous reports are emerging of full-screen, automatic pop-up versions of the familiar "Get Windows 10" window, with no way of turning them off beyond venturing into the Windows 7's registry.

One Facebook poster was even worried the pop-up, which appears unannounced during Windows 7 sessions, was malware.

"I keep getting a pop up on my computer's home screen to update to Windows 10. I currently have version 7. Is this a legit request from Windows or is it someone just wanting my info to steal my non-existent money and credit?" asked the user.

One Twitter user even accused the pop-up of causing system errors. "I seriously think the Windows 10 pop-up is what keeps crashing my computer. It used to never happen before," they wrote.

A short exchange with Microsoft Support's Twitter feed saw Microsoft acknowledge the errors, but not the cause.

Two weeks ago, Microsoft came under fire for apparently re-releasing six separate Windows 10 upgrade patches in what seemed to be an attempt to evade manual blocks put in place by end users who did not want to upgrade.

While upgrading to Windows 10 seems - in Computing's opinion - largely a good idea on the whole, there are still known issues with various hardware and software configurations (particularly involving VPNs) that mean upgrading to Windows 10 can affect an end-user's ability to remain fully productive.

This could be especially true in situations where users are working from home on upgraded Windows 10 machines and still connecting remotely by older, company licensed VPN software, or else using other specific legacy software that was coded with Windows 7 in mind.

Computing has approached Microsoft for comment on the Windows 10 upgrade pop-ups, and is still awaiting comment on the re-released upgrade patch issue from two weeks ago.