Automatic MS Updates Unstoppable???

bohartb · Jun 1, 2011

i was just informed by someone "certified" by ms that you no longer have the option of selecting which, if any, updates will be installed on your system. i thought that option was inherent in the os and cannot be overridden by ms. he said there are some updates that will self install and then reboot your computer. i said i didn't think so but that i would check with the experts. is it so, guys? 'cause i was going to get a student package but not if it's true. thank you in advance.

usafveteran · Jun 1, 2011

That's not true. The same options that have been available all along to users for handling updates are still present. In Windows 7, for example, if you go to Start, All Programs, Windows Update, and select Change Settings, you see the screen shown in the attached image.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/farmpond/forums/WindowsUpdates.png

plodr · Jun 1, 2011

I help someone that is running 64 bit Windows 7 on three computers (two desktops and a laptop) and I can check when it says updates are available to only install the ones I select rather than all of them. There was a problem with some of April's updares so I held off on a few. Then it was determined to install one of the problem ones, reboot then install another problem one. It was possible to do it that way.

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Automatic MS Updates Unstoppable???

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