Neowin posted a story that a report has surfaced claiming that Microsoft will download the files required for Windows 10 on your device, whether you have reserved the free upgrade or not. The company has confirmed this claim.

Windows 10 is quickly approaching 100 million installations, with 7 million currently enrolled in Microsoft's Insider Program and another 1.5 million using the Enterprise version of the Operating System. However, the company still has quite a lot of issues to address, particularly regarding its public image, with people having expressed privacy concerns that their data is being sent to Microsoft and whatnot.

Now, another report has emerged claiming that Microsoft is downloading the image of its OS files on your machine regardless of whether you opted for the free upgrade or not. A reader of The Inquirer contacted the publication claiming that a $Windows.~BT folder which contains the image of the OS has been downloaded on his machine, even though he never reserved the upgrade.

  Microsoft is downloading Windows 10 to your device, whether you've reserved it or not