[NJTechDiv] optional updates in Windows 10
Mario Brusco
mrb620 at hotmail.com
Fri Feb 14 17:14:26 UTC 2020
Windows 10 is Getting a New Optional Update Experience
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-is-getting-a-new-optional-update-experience/
By Lawrence Abrams, September 20, 2019.
Microsoft is changing the windows update experience in Windows 10 so
that "optional" updates are shown in a dedicated screen that will allow
you to pick which update you would like to install.
In the past, Microsoft would put optional updates such as drivers, NET
framework, quality updates, and others into a dedicated "Optional
Update" bucket. Users could then select the optional updates they wanted
to install and skip the rest.
With the release of Windows 10, Microsoft started lumping all of the
updates together without giving you much choice as to what you could and
could not install.
When Windows 10 20H1 is released in Spring 2020, Microsoft will be
bringing back a dedicated optional updates screen that will list
non-security updates such as drivers, feature updates, and monthly
non-security quality updates.
If one of these types of updates is available for your PC, Windows will
display a "View optional updates" link under the Check for updates
button. Clicking this option will open a new "View optional updates"
screen that lists all of the available updates that can be installed.
You can then pick and choose the update you wish to install.
While this gives you more choice in what drivers you can install,
Microsoft still states that drivers will be automatically updated.
For those who do not wish Windows 10 to update their drivers, you will
still be able to disable automatic driver updating by going to the
"Device installation settings" settings screen and selecting "No (your
device might not work as expected).".
Disabling automatic driver updates, though, could cause more problems
for the machine. This is because Windows 10 may install driver updates
that are required for Windows 10 to work properly or for you to be able
to upgrade to a newer version.
At the same time, allowing Windows 10 to update working drivers could
cause other issues on the machine or the software you use.
Therefore, users should only change this preference if they know what
they are doing and understand that it may cause more problems on the
machine.
Mario speaking: when I had Windows 7 on my computer, there was an
optional "bucket" for updates but I did not mess with installing them.
they will be installed as needed by Windows. now that Windows 10 is
going to adopt the optional updates "bucket", do the same and let
Windows 10 install them as needed.
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