Microsoft update

[Toyman]

A pop up appeared stating Microsoft has an update waiting to be installed. I opted to do it later.
Is there anyway to stop this ?
Where do you find setting to allow/disallow auto updates?
Thanks in advance

 

[cmore]

Start--control panel--system and security--windows update--
change settings on left
clik important updates
clik down arrow choose option you want.
should do it.

 

[JohnRippert]

Is this Windows 10? Microsoft pretty much did away with choosing not to install updates in Win10. All you can do is delay them, IIRC.

 

[Toyman]

I tried to do as stated above but
no system and security windows update
This is Windows 10
I think I will uninstall 10 and go back to 8.1 it worked quicker and better

 

[chanroc]

Unfortunately you don't have much options in Windows 10 like you did in previous versions. I actually went back to Windows 7 on my desktop and forgotten how much I missed it. Wish I could do the same on my laptop. Good luck!

 

[Toyman]

Has anyone installed last update for windows 10 ?

 

[bigwheelzip]

Has anyone installed last update for windows 10 ?

Yes, I installed the update. I think they named it Creator after the 3D paint program that got big enhancements. There's a few changes, but nothing earthshaking. Though, it was large in size and took a long time, including restarts. Kinda reminded me of a Service Pack install.

 

[rwsmith]

I would, too....

Unfortunately you don't have much options in Windows 10 like you did in previous versions. I actually went back to Windows 7 on my desktop and forgotten how much I missed it. Wish I could do the same on my laptop. Good luck!

I'm on an old, wheezy laptop with Win 7 on it right now. I've got a few new computers with Win 10 and wish I could switch them, too.

 

[LVSteve]

I have a buddy that does IT for .gov and he is considering leaving to stock shelves at Home Depot if .gov goes to Win 10.

 

[DWalt]

This is what I have done and it works:
"The easiest way to prevent Windows 10 from automatically downloading updates is to use a metered Internet connection -- one of the features of limiting your data is that Windows 10 won't force-download OS updates. Some networks, such as cell networks, are metered by default, but you can also meter your Wi-Fi network by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi > Advanced options and turning Set metered connection on."

 

[Tom S.]

Has anyone installed last update for windows 10 ?

I have auto install on the up dates. One of the reasons you get so many up dates is MS releases updates every time a chink or threat is discovered. They do this to not only make the OS stable but to prevent intrusions from hackers, viruses and malware. They've done this with nearly all windows versions, but are more proactive with Windows 10. In the past, you might wait a year or more for updates which were released as Service Packs.

Yes, you can roll back to a previous OS version, but you won't get the protection that MS provides for 10. My advice is do the updates.

 

[Jnlsn01]

Do it later will perform the installation in a down time(usually after 12:00 am).

You have to fully opt out of the update to stop the update from occurring.

Hope this helps!

 

[fiasconva]

I had the update just last week too. One of the things it does is run a malicious software removal tool. It takes a while but I feel like it's a necessary evil with all the attempts to hijack your computer constantly going on. Sometimes it will do the update when the pc is not in use and sometimes it won't. It's a hassle but worth it to me.

 

[JcMack]

I had my share of WIN10 probs and went back to WIN7 on the 2 PC'S I downloaded it to. The following is a response to a question I posed on "bleepingcomputer.com"

I hate Win10 also. There's a very long list of things about it that I find completely unacceptable and what makes it worse is the hoards of people that enthusiastically endorse the product without having a clue about what it's doing, what it's not doing, etc... Example the fundamental change is not technical, it's legal. In the past you were given a "license to use" the Operating Software which meant that your data was your data, their data was their data, with the exceptions of what you were licensed to use, meaning that the "use" of the data was to a certain extent "yours" as long as it was within the terms of the license agreement.
That's all changed. Those days are gone. Things are different now. Really, really different, and in the worst way possible. And most of these people don't even know it. Yet they speak with such authority online about technical quality "A", and aesthetic quality "B" and when you tell the truth of it, which is that they are completely ignorant, talking out of their sphincters and in the most screwy and offensive manner possible, suddenly the person that tells the truth of it is the problem.


The "New Way" with Microsoft, and with Win10, is that you no longer have a "License to Use", Microsoft is providing you the SERVICE of an operating system. "Software as a Service" is the NEW way. Which means a lot of really important things have changed in a very profound way. Example it's not your data, it's Microsoft's data. That's not your computer, that's Microsoft's terminal. Instead of MS giving you a license to use their software, the new EULA means you give MS permission (and not a license) to use your computer, in order to deliver the service of the operating system to you. It's their computer now. It's their data. Even your original content is "theirs". A parallel to this is when Facebook started using their User's personal photos in order to advertise products and services. Yes that really happened. Imagine they take your grand daughter's birthday picture and use it in an advertisement for a local Day Care. Yes that happened. No they don't pay you. Anything. You gave FB permission to use your data when you uploaded your data to their Servers. It became their data.

Same thing with MS. Same principal. So, when you dump your photos from your Android to their computer, those photos are their photos now.

They can scan your Win10 machine for "Potentially Unwanted Programs" which can be defined as a cracked version of "Call of Duty". They can copy ever bit of data from your computer, store it on their "cloud" (which is really a P2P filesharing network of other Win10 users, all over the world), wipe your HD completely, reinstall Win10 (maybe because you cracked it's copyright protection schemes) and then re-import "your data" back onto their computer, with a fresh install of Win10. Yes that's real. Yes I can prove it. Anyone wants a link to the forum where Win10 has been deconstructed and analyzed, send me a PM.

 

[JohnRippert]

Most of the problems I have seen with Win10 are on machines that are are not supported by the manufacturer with Win10 drivers. I have two computers, one desktop and one laptop. The desktop was not on the list by the manufacturer as supported with new drivers. Win 10 works on this one but has issues. It freezes every couple days and sometimes does not like to restart properly after updates. The laptop was supported and has worked flawlessly with Win10. I keep both updated using auto update.

My recommendation for upgrading to Win10 is to do it if your manufacturer says it is supported. If not, keep Win7 or 8.1(gag).

 

[GaryS]

I've had no problems with my newish 2 in 1 laptop with Windows 10. I like it much better than my previous computer that came with Windows 8.

I generally do the updates on all of my computers (1 desktop, 2 laptops) as well as my wife's desktop.

I have them all set to ask me when to do them. The updates are generally important patches to prevent malicious software or malware from getting into your files or taking over your computer.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

We've got an HP desktop in the kitchen. It had Win7 but I downloaded 10. Fine for the usual stuff like surfing the Net and e-mail. Cortana is pretty cool. But when I needed to go poke around for things I found myself kinda lost. I don't use it much.

 

[Tom S.]

They can scan your Win10 machine for "Potentially Unwanted Programs" which can be defined as a cracked version of "Call of Duty". They can copy ever bit of data from your computer, store it on their "cloud" (which is really a P2P filesharing network of other Win10 users, all over the world), wipe your HD completely, reinstall Win10 (maybe because you cracked it's copyright protection schemes) and then re-import "your data" back onto their computer, with a fresh install of Win10. Yes that's real. Yes I can prove it. Anyone wants a link to the forum where Win10 has been deconstructed and analyzed, send me a PM.

Can you show any proof that MS has ever wiped someone's hard drive, removed any program or used any data from their computer for any kind of actions against them?

If you really believe what you posted, you should abandon MS altogether and go with Linux if you wish to use your current computer or switch for Apple. I'm pretty sure if you search the net long enough, you'll find out MS was somehow involved in the Kennedy Assignation and the fake lunar landing too, not to mention getting Trump elected.

 

[Tinhack]

It's clear you haven't read the ULA for Windows 10 and feel you need to make jokes about something you know nothing about. It gets worse. When you use W10 you also allow MS to use your machine as a server for other users. And it is true that you no longer "own" the exclusive rights to data on your PC. You allow MS to read it, examine it, validate it and share it with third parties. When you buy a new PC with W10 or install W10 on an old PC, you're turning over full access to files as well as the machine usage when idle.

As a member of the MS Windows 10 development team during early testing, I would no more suggest it's implementation than a bullet to the head. And you're right about abandoning MS operating systems. When this current PC running W7 dies of old age, I'll be going with a tablet or pad.

 

[Tom S.]

It's clear you haven't read the ULA for Windows 10 and feel you need to make jokes about something you know nothing about. It gets worse. When you use W10 you also allow MS to use your machine as a server for other users. And it is true that you no longer "own" the exclusive rights to data on your PC. You allow MS to read it, examine it, validate it and share it with third parties. When you buy a new PC with W10 or install W10 on an old PC, you're turning over full access to files as well as the machine usage when idle.

As a member of the MS Windows 10 development team during early testing, I would no more suggest it's implementation than a bullet to the head. And you're right about abandoning MS operating systems. When this current PC running W7 dies of old age, I'll be going with a tablet or pad.

Nope, never read or even heard of a ULA, unless of course you meant EULA, in which case I'm still not worried. I've got plenty of better uses for my tin foil. However for the weary, or those with deep secrets on their computers like ties to terrorist groups, reams of kiddie porn or fear of the government turning into a Nazi regime, I recommend never giving your computer internet access, as there isn't anything - even Linux, that can't be hacked if someone wants to bad enough.

Getting back to the EULA, this may be of interest: MS EULA Windows 10

 

[Pete99004]

I saw this update was coming and decided I have had enough from MS! So out I went and purchased a new Samsung Chromebook Plus. I haven't been so happy in years. If you don't have a need for MS/Windows programs - leave and try Chromebook. My old laptop is sitting on the floor - don't miss it in the least! With the exception of my Quicken files, I can open and run most files including Office files through the Office App available for Chrome and Android. Chromebooks can now run many Google Apps from the Google Play Store - so it's a whole new ball game.

Pete99004

 

[KKECK5]

SWITCHED to MAC-PRO A FEW YEARS AGO... UPDATES only cost about $10 bucks, sometimes when going to a newer system they're free... Last good Windows System was XP.

 

[StakeOut]

Why do less than 10% of personal computer users chose an Apple?

Last good Mac OS = never was one.

I've been with MS since the 386,before that it was Tandy from Radio Shack.

 

[bigwheelzip]

.... Tandy from Radio Shack.

Nuttin like rockin a TRS-80 in the late 70's. Woohooo!!

 

[DWalt]

The first computer I had was a Tandy 1000 in the mid-1980s (not counting a Timex, which was mainly a toy). If you didn't mind working in DOS and the small memory capacity, it was remarkably good. I even developed my own crude version of Windows. I credit that Tandy 1000 for providing me with a wonderful learning experience. I used it for about 10 years, until I went to Windows (3.1??) in the mid-1990s.

 

[JcMack]

I had a Sinclaire computer and another one prior to that where you set 8 address switches and 8 data switches and you pressed the enter key to write one word to memory. After DOS I had some experience with WINDOWS 2. The company I worked for sent me to school on their 16 bit computer in '76. It was the size of a refrigerator and could run 27 dumb terminal cash registers. The shorter units are 10 megabyte hard drives. Sorry for my boring tangent run. I never get to talk about this stuff.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Sorry for my boring tangent run. I never get to talk about this stuff.

A lot of dinosaurs around here can relate. I used to send caricature cartoons around the office, on the back of punch cards.

 

[johngalt]

Why do less than 10% of personal computer users chose an Apple?

Last good Mac OS = never was one.

I've been with MS since the 386,before that it was Tandy from Radio Shack.

If you've never used a Mac, how do you know?

 

[Tom S.]

I had a Sinclaire computer and another one prior to that where you set 8 address switches and 8 data switches and you pressed the enter key to write one word to memory. After DOS I had some experience with WINDOWS 2. The company I worked for sent me to school on their 16 bit computer in '76. It was the size of a refrigerator and could run 27 dumb terminal cash registers. The shorter units are 10 megabyte hard drives. Sorry for my boring tangent run. I never get to talk about this stuff.

My first "computer" only had ten digits, and two of them were thumbs.

 

[chanroc]

I have auto install on the up dates. One of the reasons you get so many up dates is MS releases updates every time a chink or threat is discovered. They do this to not only make the OS stable but to prevent intrusions from hackers, viruses and malware. They've done this with nearly all windows versions, but are more proactive with Windows 10. In the past, you might wait a year or more for updates which were released as Service Packs.

Yes, you can roll back to a previous OS version, but you won't get the protection that MS provides for 10. My advice is do the updates.

I still get updates for my Win 7 machine (but I can control when to install them), so I'm not sure what's the point of this post.

Another annoyance - I tend to loose certain default file extension associations after almost every time I get an update in Win10. No matter how many times they will try to push it, I won't use Microsoft Groove as my media player.