Microsoft really wants people to upgrade their machines to Windows 10, to the point that computers will now install the new operating system without your knowledge. This lead to a frustrating (but darkly humorous) situation today for Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail, while checking out of a hotel.

ā€œI woke up all chill and relaxed and then I accidentally booked a flight departing in an hour and a half so now I’m packing in a hurry,ā€ said Ismail on Twitter.

We’ve all been there before, but what happened next? Not so much.

ā€œMy hotel can’t check me out because their computer decided to just go for it & is currently in the middle of updating itself to Windows 10,ā€ he said.

This isn’t the first time Windows 10 upgrades have sprouted up at inopportune times. My own computer, for example, randomly upgraded to Windows 10 a few months back. Windows 10 even locked me out of my own files, due to a glitch.

Not long ago, a news station computer decided it wanted to upgrade in the middle of a broadcast. ā€œDon’t you love when that pops up?ā€ mused the reporter.

Thankfully, Ismail’s hotel didn’t keep him waiting around.

ā€œThey wrote down my name and room number on a piece of paper after giving it a few more minutes,ā€ he told me.

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