Windows 10 Updates Question: I'm new to Windows 10. In Windows 7 I had the option of being notified when updates were available. I could then select which to install. I can't seem to...

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee

I'm new to Windows 10. In Windows 7 I had the option of being notified when updates were available. I could then select which to install. I can't seem to find that option in 10. Comments?

Rae Zimmerman Loc: Pine Island, FL

I only seem to get notices about mandatory updates. They are not frequent.

jamesl Loc: Pennsylvania

Jim Plogger wrote:

I'm new to Windows 10. In Windows 7 I had the option of being notified when updates were available. I could then select which to install. I can't seem to find that option in 10. Comments?

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I believe that in Windows 10 you cannot decide whether or not to install updates. In Windows 10 Professional, I think you had some control but not total. Windows 10 was designed this way so you cannot choose to not install an update that would interfer with some future updates being able to install.

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee

jamesl wrote:

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I believe that in Windows 10 you cannot decide whether or not to install updates. In Windows 10 Professional, I think you had some control but not total. Windows 10 was designed this way so you cannot choose to not install an update that would interfer with some future updates being able to install.

I have Windows 10 Professional. If you go to Windows Updates you can see Optional updates and you can click to download but I do not get any notification that the update is available.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

As stated previously, Windows 10 professional will allow you to postpone updates indefinitely if you wish (although you shouldn’t), whereas the home version will only allow you to postpone them for up to 30 days max. You can decide in settings when during the day or night the updates are applied.

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

Jim Plogger wrote:

I'm new to Windows 10. In Windows 7 I had the option of being notified when updates were available. I could then select which to install. I can't seem to find that option in 10. Comments?

It's not your computer anymore. It belongs to Microsoft. Just do what you are told!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

jamesl wrote:

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I believe that in Windows 10 you cannot decide whether or not to install updates. In Windows 10 Professional, I think you had some control but not total. Windows 10 was designed this way so you cannot choose to not install an update that would interfer with some future updates being able to install.

Yes, avoiding updates can lead to problems. Of course, sometimes the updates themselves cause problems.

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AirWalter wrote:

It's not your computer anymore. It belongs to Mic... (show quote)

How very true!!

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

[quote=lamontcranston]

AirWalter wrote:

It's not your computer anymore. It belongs to Microsoft. Just do what you are told!

How very true!!

Yep, fraid so.

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee

Let me restate my issue. I have no way of knowing the optional updates are available if I get no notification of such. The optional updates, apparently, do not install automatically. The important ones do.

GregS Loc: Central Illinois, USA

I have an HP Dv7 laptop that came with Win 7. I upgraded to Win 10 and since then all was good....until I went to shut down and my choice was to "update and restart". So I did. After an hour it was still grinding away. I knew something was terribly wrong. I let it grind all night long. The screen was black the next morning. I had to hold the power button down to turn it off. Waited...restarted, and got the same black screen!
So thanks Microsoft!! I now own a brick.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Jim Plogger wrote:

Let me restate my issue. I have no way of knowing the optional updates are available if I get no notification of such. The optional updates, apparently, do not install automatically. The important ones do.

I understand. Too bad it won’t provide notices, but you can check under settings periodically to see what’s available I suppose.

While I have used Windows since the first release and think, on the whole, that Win 10 is the best and most solid release so far, I truly despise the auto update policy if you’re not running professional.

chikid68 Loc: Tennesse USA

GregS wrote:

I have an HP Dv7 laptop that came with Win 7. I upgraded to Win 10 and since then all was good....until I went to shut down and my choice was to "update and restart". So I did. After an hour it was still grinding away. I knew something was terribly wrong. I let it grind all night long. The screen was black the next morning. I had to hold the power button down to turn it off. Waited...restarted, and got the same black screen!
So thanks Microsoft!! I now own a brick.

I have run into the same issue with several hp laptops.
The fix is a system recovery using a Windows disk and even then it will actually take multiple recovery runs.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

chikid68 wrote:

I have run into the same issue with several hp laptops.
The fix is a system recovery using a Windows disk and even then it will actually take multiple recovery runs.

Google black screen on Windows 10 after update, and you will find multiple fixes. Doesn’t take long to repair. Here’s one link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14106/windows-10-troubleshoot-black-screen-or-blank-screen-errors