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Microsoft's MVP threatens users with persecution for disabling Windows Update
Right there on microsoft.com domain, a person named Grand_Ross threatens that if user disables Windows Update on Windows 10, they are violating EULA and as such are liable under criminal law.

Ваши действия по отключению автоматического обновления, что прямо запрещено статьями 1229 и 1235 Федерального Закона 230-ФЗ..., квалифицируются Законодательством как незаконное использование программного обеспечения, со всеми вытекающими из этого юридическими последствиями, предусмотренными статьёй 7.12 Федерального Закона 195-ФЗ..., статьями 1252, 1301 Федерального Закона 230-ФЗ..., и 2-й и 3-й частями статьи 146 Федерального Закона 63-ФЗ....
Your attempts to disable Windows Update are prohibited by articles 1229 and 1235 of Federal Law 230-ФЗ..., will be qualified by Law as illegal use of software, with all legal circumstances, as per article 7.12 of Federal Law 195-ФЗ, articles 1251, 1301 of Federal Law 230-ФЗ, also second and third parts of article 146 of Federal Law 63-ФЗ...

I won't dive into administrative articles, but article 146 is a criminal article (felony in common law terms) which carry maximum punishment of prison - 2 years max and 6 years max for parts 2 and 3.
And in case you wondering, part 2 is illegal use of copyrighted material, which requires damages of $5000, which should obviously make it irrelevant for owner of a single Windows license. Part 3 requires a criminal group, $20000 in damages or being a high-ranked official. Obviously even more irrelevant.

But still the damage is there. A MVP, i.e. a person trusted by Microsoft, giving a legal advice that turning Windows Update off (or maybe even failing to get updates by never turning on the wireless) may land you in court.

And yes, it is already in the news:
На официальном сайте Microsoft появилась информация о том, что компания может подать в суд на российских пользователей, которые отключат автообновление операционной системы Windows 10.
Microsoft may go to court after Russian users who disable Windows 10 operating system automatic updates, according to information on official Microsoft web site.
That's an official Russian paper which publishes laws before they go live. Of course there's many more publications.

I would like Microsoft to do the following:

State that Microsoft is not going to go after Windows buyers for trying to disable Windows Update, now or in the future, and will intercede if they see independent attempts to bring such cases to court.

State that EULAs have limited binding power under most law systems and as such do not make buyers of hardware with Microsoft products be massively liable for claims found in this obtuse document.

Take measures towards preventing MVPs, who are not supposed to be lawyers, from giving advice on legal matters.

Strip the referred Grand_Ross user from MVP status permanently for trying to intimidate paying users of Microsoft Windows.

Ilya Kasnacheev, your unfortunate, but paying, customer.

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