We do know indeed Flor that you are not Eleanor! :) smile.
Best,
Tony Sweeney just in case you didn't know!
On 29/06/2016 21:20, Flor Lynch wrote:
Hi Eleanor and All,
Not Dominique here! Microsoft say, in a post in their Accessibility Blog, that the free upgrade to Windows 10 will continue to be available for screen-reader users past July 29, as the Edge browser is not (and won’t yet be) accessible. There was no word there on how long this extension would last. Also, they’d have to be sure that you were a bona fide screen reader user, and nothing was indicated about how this would be ascertained. There are as yet no indications that Edge will be accessible with JAWS18; but (as the American blindness conventions season gets underway, and with Sight Village coming on) we should find out within the coming weeks if there is any news on that.
*From:* Eleanor Martha Burke <mailto:eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:06 PM
*To:* vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [vip_students] Re: Microsoft News
what you don't say in this post Dominique is hard this new upgrade is going to affect screen readers.four example world J a WS 18 work with
On 29 Jun 2016, at 19:34, Dominique Farrell <hollyandopal@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:hollyandopal@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Microsoft's making a big Windows 10 update change and it might make some critics very happy
Microsoft's Windows 10 has received a wide range of praise from the tech community for being a reliable and well thought-out operating system. But some people /aren't/ happy with just how pushy it's become.
In an apparent move to accelerate the stream of users graduating to Windows 10, Microsoft recently changed the way it asked users if they wanted to upgrade. Previously it gave the Windows 10 update 'recommended' status, normally reserved for critical security updates.
When prompted to update to Windows 10 users clicked the red 'X', you could escape the clutches of the update. But the process would automatically be scheduled for a later time.
Microsoft has admitted that the function was confusing, though, and is now looking to change the way users can upgrade.
"The new experience has clearer options to upgrade now – choose a time, or decline the free offer," said Terry Myerson, executive vice president, Windows and Devices Group, told the BBC <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36657890>.
"If the red X is selected on this new dialog, it will dismiss the dialog box and we will notify the device again in a few days."
Microsoft's continuing to offer customers free upgrades to Windows 10 before July 29.
Windows 10 is now a recommended update and will install
automatically on some PCs
Microsoft has started pushing Windows 10 harder than ever as the latest operating system is now a recommended update for your PC.
This means that the upgrade will begin installing automatically on some machines, those with 'install updates automatically' activated.
However, Microsoft has assured users that they can easily cancel the installation process and even scale back to their previous OS within a month if they do accept the download.
Microsoft did give users fair warning that Windows 10 would eventually become a recommended update, as /ZDNet <http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-starts-pushing-windows-10-as-a-recommended-update/>/ points out.
"We are committed to making it easy for our Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 customers to upgrade to Windows 10," said Microsoft in a blog post <https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/10/29/making-it-easier-to-upgrade-to-windows-10/>.
"We updated the upgrade experience today to help our customers, who previously reserved their upgrade, schedule a time for their upgrade to take place."
Windows 10, which has reached more than 200 million users since its launch last summer, is available as a free update for Windows 7 and 8 - as long as you accept the offer by July 29, 2016
