On one hand it's a pre-emptive move that could be seen as speeding things up for someone if they should later decide to upgrade, but on the other it is slightly more sinister.
But it seems Microsoft is trying to foist the operating system on everyone, regardless of whether they have expressed interest in it. Eagle-eyed Windows users have noticed the sudden appearance of a folder called $Windows.~BT, occupying up to 6GB of space.įor anyone who reserved Windows 10, this would make sense, as this is the folder used as a temporary storage location during installation. Microsoft has started to download Windows 10 to the computers of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users regardless of whether they reserved a copy of the operating system upgrade.
