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Forced Updates: Security Essential Or User Hostile?

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Accepted solution by Gabe Petrov — lol same thing happened to me for a failed update, teh fix usually isnt disabling updates. run the Windows Update troubleshooter, then…
  1. Zane K.
    @zanek299

    help!! ive always been the person telling friends to keep updates on. then right before a deadline, teh family computer decided to update, failed, and undid itself after three restarts.

    Windows Update

    Windows Update
We couldn't complete the updates.
Undoing changes. Don't turn off your computer.

Error code: 0x800f0922

    i still believe updates matter for security. But the timing and teh lack of control made me furious. Is the answer better scheduilng, or should updates simply be opt-in for normal ppl? Curious where everyone stands.

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  2. Ava Lindqvist
    @ava.lindqvist

    ahh classic middle ground that works for me: keep updates automatic, but set Active hours and use Pause updates before imoprtant days... in Windows that's Settings > Windows Update, you get security patches without surprise restarts during critical moments.

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  3. Gabe Petrov
    @gpetrov
    in reply to @ava.lindqvist Accepted solution

    lol same thing happened to me for a failed update, teh fix usually isnt disabling updates. run the Windows Update troubleshooter, then DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and sfc /scannow lol If it keeps faliing, note the error code in update history and search that specifically. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  4. Bo
    @bo_rusty

    honestly, I think the occasional bad morning is the price for living on teh internet. unpatched systems cost far more in teh long run.

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  6. Zane K.
    @zanek299
    in reply to @gpetrov

    @gpetrov dude set up deferral for feature updates on the family computer. Security patches still arrive, surprises don't. Thanks for the practical side of this debate. owe u a beer 🍺

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