[JayHost]

"Each time I think they've changed, they make it clear that they haven't"

Stockholm Syndrome.

"...something just irks the hell out of me that they think that this is a cool thing to do."

Yeah, restricted freedom and anti-democratic business practices irks a whole lot of us. :)

[shrimp_emoji]

But, when Apple does it, people like it, don't they?

Microsoft's just been trying to be Apple ever since the Zune.

[brianwawok]

I just dumped my last Windows pc. All ubuntu. There are finally some good ubuntu laptops. Put your money where your values are.

[ximeng]

I have one Ubuntu one Windows at home, Windows made me update again today (last time a week or two ago) - took forty minutes. Next PC will have Ubuntu on it too.

[vezycash]

Turn off the update service. And there's three settings to make sure it doesn't reactivate itself. I held of updates for two years.

Long story short: you can still decide when you want to update Windows - 10 steps instead of one.

[yellowapple]

> Turn off the update service.

That seems risky security-wise.

I'll just stick to my Linux machines, which update without bringing me down for half an hour.

[walterbell]

Does that work on all versions of Windows 10?

[vezycash]

Yes it does.

Detailed Steps:

Open Computer Management

After disabling the Windows Update service in the Computer Management Console, click on the Recovery Tab. There, turn first three options to "Take No Action." Else, the service will reactivate itself after a while.

This way, you control when you want to update.

Note: If you use Defender, manually turn on the Update Service when you want to update the definitions.

[bad_user]

> But, when Apple does it, people like it, don't they?

No, some of us bitch and moan about Apple whenever it's on topic and this is also a logical fallacy of sorts ... if Apple does it, that doesn't make Microsoft's actions OK.

[baldfat]

> But, when Apple does it, people like it, don't they?

No, some of us take the down votes and voice our opinion. :)