[tharax]

> That only happened if you ignored and dismissed updates for weeks.

I should be able to ignore and dismiss updates for years.

I recognise I'm taking on risks, but it's my hardware and my data. Some of these updates are downgrades in functionality and behaviour. I specifically don't want to be forced to accept whatever patch is pushed out.

[nucleardog]

You can if you run Win 10 Pro.

Only home users are forced to keep their systems up to date. Which I don’t really see an issue with in the grand scheme of things given what the alternative looks like.

[wlesieutre]

You still can, yes. But as of last year, the UI for doing this in Settings has been removed - Pro is only allowed to defer updates for up to 35 days, the same as Home.

To go any longer than that, Pro users now need to dig through Group Policy Editor, which lets you defer updates for 365 days.

https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/237087/windows-1...

[craftinator]

I'd pay to have the option of giving consent! Sure would be great. Or I'd just use Linux, where I'm not treated like a third class citizen on my own computer.

[MikusR]

You can if you don't connect to internet.

[jojobas]

>I should be able to ignore and dismiss updates for years.

And then blame Microsoft when you're wormed.

If you really insist on not installing updates there are intentionally dirty ways to do it.