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Instead, the new PC Reset feature will give you a fresh, up-to-date Windows system.
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When you use the “PC Reset” feature found in Windows 10 to restore your PC, you won’t have to re-download every single Windows update that’s ever been released. Windows Won’t Have to Update Again After You Reset Your PC
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This means that you’ll be unavailable to avoid updates forever, just as you’d have to accept an update when it appeared in a service pack on previous versions of Windows - assuming you wanted to upgrade to that service pack.
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Microsoft will probably continue rolling out major updates to Windows 10 in the form of “builds” that contain all previous updates. To view your update history, open the Windows Update interface, select “Advanced options,” and select “View your update history.” You’ll see a list of updates, and you can select “Uninstall updates” to view a list of updates you can uninstall. If there is a problem with your PC, you can uninstall problematic updates afterwards. You Can View Your Update History and Uninstall Updates If you run Disk Cleanup and clean up the Windows Update files lying around on your PC to free up space, your PC won’t be able to provide peer-to-peer downloads because the files won’t be available. You can disable this by selecting only “PCs on my local network” here. You can control whether peer-to-peer downloads are enabled from the “Choose how updates are delivered” link under “Advanced options” here.īy default, Windows 10 enables peer-to-peer downloads over the Internet as well, and your PC will use some of your upload bandwidth sending those Windows updates to other PCs. Instead, the first PC to update would download it and the other PCs could download it from the first PC.

For example, if you have several Windows PCs at home, you don’t necessarily have to download the same update several times. To speed up updating, Windows now uses peer-to-peer downloads for updates. Peer-to-Peer Downloads for Updates are Enabled, Even Over the Internet But, either way, those updates will be automatically downloaded and installed. You can also choose “ Notify to schedule restart,” which will prevent your PC from automatically rebooting without your confirmation.
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You can pick “Automatic,” which is the default - Windows will automatically download updates, install them, and schedule a reboot for a time when you aren’t using your PC. You Can Choose When to RebootĬlick the “Advanced options” link in the Windows Update interface and you’ll only find two “Choose how updates are installed” options. But, either way, you’ll get those feature updates - it will just happen a few months later. If you upgrade to Windows 10 Professional, you could enable this option yourself.

This is designed to make business PCs a bit more stable and allow system administrators to test new feature updates before they reach their users. Windows 10 will put off downloading feature updates for several months until they’ve had plenty of time to be tested on home PCs. If you enable this, you’ll still receive security updates automatically. Home users can’t delay upgrades at all, but Professional editions of Windows 10 get a “Defer upgrades” option in the Advanced options interface. RELATED: Should You Upgrade to the Professional Edition of Windows 10?

Professional Editions of Windows 10 Can Delay Feature Updates Note that this only affects the current WI-FI network you’re connected to, but Windows will remember the setting for this specific network in the future. Next, open the WI-Fi settings panel and select “Network settings,” or open the Settings app and select “Network & Internet.” Scroll down in the list of Wi-Fi networks and select “Advanced options.” Activate the “Set as metered connection” option here. To prevent Windows from downloading updates on a specific connection, first connect to that WI-Fi network. Windows won’t download updates on connections you mark as “ metered.” This ensures Windows won’t waste valuable tethering data or other mobile data on updates that can wait until it reaches a solid, unrestricted Wi-Fi network. Windows Won’t Download Updates on Metered Connections The only option you can control is to select the “Advanced options” link and uncheck “Give me updates for other MIcrosoft products when I update Windows.” This will allow you to disable updates for Microsoft Office and other Microsoft programs.
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All updates - from security updates and Windows Defender definition updates to optional updates and driver updates - will be installed automatically. Unlike on previous versions of Windows, there’s no way to select individual updates you want to download.
