With the ‘Get Windows 10’ campaign finally over, Microsoft begins cleaning up Windows 7, 8.1

http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Windows10Feature-768x424.jpg 768w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Windows10Feature-640x354.jpg 640w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Windows10Feature-106x59.jpg 106w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Windows10Feature-672x371.jpg 672w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Windows10Feature.jpg 1162w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Microsoft has started peeling its Get Windows 10 software out of Windows 7 and 8.1 installations — but why did it go down this route in the first place?