It is also the fourth major incident this year.
It remains a serious bone of contention with many users that Windows 10 has taken much greater control over their computers, making incidents like this hard to avoid. Like The Register, I have contacted Microsoft’s press team for a response and will update this article if one is received.
As for users calling Microsoft’s call centres, the response is to simply wait for a fix. On its official Answers page, Microsoft warns there is a “temporary issue” with the company’s activation server but has not disclosed any further details. Windows 10 has a quality control problem Microsoft
