Yeah, guys. It’s so simple. Just...

Learn how to use “Settings”, disable WiFi Sense, disable bandwidth sharing, disable automatic updates (the restart), “stop getting to know me”, revoke individual app access to location, revoke individual app access to webcam and microphone, disable “Get Office”, don’t let apps use my advertising ID, remove ad-support from Start Menu (“Recommended Apps”), uninstall Candy Crush, turn off live tiles (each one individually), painfully reorganize your Start Menu tiles, delete most of them, uninstall OneDrive (oops can’t uninstall OneDrive), registry hack to uninstall OneDrive, registry hack to remove OneDrive icon from Explorer, disable Aero Snap-Assist, disable Cortana, train yourself to remember “Programs and Features” is now “Apps & Features”, disable tablet mode, set search to use Google Chrome (now, if Chrome is closed, Windows search opens in Chrome using Bing), never trust Windows web search again, and finally hope nothing reverts in an update.

Congratulations! Your PC is almost as usable as Windows 7.

Note:
This was in response to a comment on this Lifehacker article:
Next Year, Your Computer Will Automatically Prompt You to Upgrade to Windows 10
http://lifehacker.com/soon-your-computer-will-automatically-prompt-you-to-up-1739493211

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Are you all really going to never upgrade windows or move to Linux or Mac?

I had a solid OS at Windows7. Skipped 8 and 8.1 because it looked terrible and was awkward to use when I tested it on a friends system.

Windows 10 is pretty solid. Check off the options to get your privacy (as much as you can with that NSA backdoor) and be done with it.
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