Windows 10 Troubleshooting: Learn to Troubleshoot and Repair Windows 10 Problems Like the Pros Do

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16. Windows Update and System Upgrades

Mike Halsey¹  

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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK

 

Windows Update received a major shake-up with Windows 10, and not everybody welcomed the changes. The short version of the story is that whoever you are, wherever you work, it’s not possible to opt out of stability and security patches for Windows 10… ever! If you are using Windows 10 Home or Pro, it’s not possible for you to opt out of feature updates and upgrades either.

Why would Microsoft do such a thing? Well, I want to first deal with the tricky subject of Windows 10 Home (and Pro) users ...