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In every previous version of Windows I've used, and in Ubuntu, you could delay updates until you were ready to reboot. Windows 10 has a "Notify to schedule restart" option, but it actually means we'll schedule a restart when we see fit and give you a notification if you need to change it. If you miss that notification, your PC will reboot (probably overnight) without warning (I've had multiple overnight jobs cancelled by unexpected updates).


In every previous version of Windows I've used, and in Ubuntu, you could delay updates until you were ready to reboot.

In every previous version of Windows, you weren't forced to install updates at all.


If it really means that much to you there is a simple group policy option to change this. It takes all of 15 seconds to change.


Thanks, that actually helps a lot. I'd dug around in Settings and Control Panel, but never thought to check group policy.

The default/visible options still rub me the wrong way, but at least that option exists somewhere.




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