Windows 10 won't let you delay or prevent Windows automatic updates from installing.

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Wyrdness said:

walsufnir said:

And how would you know if you are the person who can? One big part of the problem to me is that too many people think they can while they can't. And what is the reason you won't install updates? Do you want to check the code first and then judge "oh yes, that's a good fix for the buggy software. I can install this update".

Windows updates in the past have had notorious outcomes, one example I think it was XP Service Pack which had a massive impact as it blocked online functions in games and the wasn't an official fix for a good amount of time so people tend to wait before installing updates.

So because an update went wrong 12 years ago it is better to live in a malware infested environment. Part of the reason that that XP SP was so bad was because of how many games did horrendeous unsupported things in the OS, especially around security. very few people have real trouble with updates anymore and the vast majority are much better off having updates pushed as you have a heap that don't know any better, then another large gorup that think they know better but a WRONG. Then a tiny fraction of a percent that actually legitmately need to control these updates. The biggest thing that breaks updates is when someone has malware installed and in that instance you are better off getting broken so you actually do something about it.