Failed Windows 10

[Paul]

If his initials had been "E.T." he could put his glowing finger on the PC and everything would work fine
I sometimes feel this is what is needed to get windows running.

[Martin_Head]

I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10, It was on there for 5 days. Three of which the laptop was not turned on.

When I tried to turn the laptop on, the battery was so flat, the computer would not start at all.

A quick google showed other people have problems with Windows 10 draining the battery when it's switched off.

When I connected the charger, and powered the laptop up. Messages came up about updates available for installing, And I'm not sure, but I think something about one of the local WiFi signals (I have not got WiFi).

From bits I've seen on the Internet, I got a sneaking suspicion that Windows 10 can turn you Laptop on in the night, connect to someone else's WiFi network, and not only download updates, but also use your computer as a file server to upload updates to other peoples computers. And there's not much you can do to stop it.

That was the end of Windows 10.

[XorA]

Its easy to turn off the bittorrents update mode in Windows 10, just google for it.

Windows since Vista or 7 (can't remember which) has turned the machine on in middle of the night to do its updates. So its not a new feature at all. Its actually really useful when you live on the far end of ADSL possibility like me