[NJTechDiv] optional updates in Windows 10

[Mario Brusco]

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.