Tip: For you own safety, you should never Check for Updates in Windows 10

[The AchieVer]

We all know and accept that being a Windows 10 Insider will expose you to early software with potential bugs, but it turns out besides ticking the Become an Insider box there is another way to tell Microsoft you like to live on the wild side, and that is simply clicking on the Check for Updates button.

In a blog post last week Michael Fortin, Corporate Vice President of Windows revealed that clicking that button marked you out as an advanced user willing to test early versions of Windows 10 patches.

He writes:

We also release optional updates in the third and fourth weeks of the month, respectively known as “C” and “D” releases. These are validated, production-quality optional releases, primarily for commercial customers and advanced users “seeking” updates. These updates have only non-security fixes. The intent of these releases is to provide visibility into, and enable testing of, the non-security fixes that will be included in the next Update Tuesday release (we make these optional to avoid users being rebooted more than once per month). Advanced users can access the “C” and “D” releases by navigating to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and clicking the “Check for updates” box. The “D” release has proven popular for those “seeking” to validate the non-security content of the next “B” release.

In short with the monthly C and D patches are a proving ground for the regular and mandatory B “Patch Tuesday” releases which regular users would not normally receive unless they click Check for Updates.

And while Microsoft notes these are “validated, production-quality optional releases” we know these patches have gone wrong in the past, and have had to be pulled and re-issued.  Unless you wish to be a tester it is probably wise to let the pioneers take the arrows first.

In the end, it is wise to test any software update on a small segment of users first, but many less expert users have been told Checking for Updates makes your PC safer, not riskier. Some segment of users even Check for Updates to avoid unexpected reboots when they are doing something important. How Microsoft views this group will not be transparent to them.

With the usual Christmas meetups approaching it may be wise that, instead of telling our friends and family to keep their PCs up to date, to spread the message that it is best to leave your PC alone to do its thing and hope and pray Microsoft gets it right this time.

 

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[stylemessiah]

Ideally install LTSC

 

Turn everything off

 

Install https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/wumgr.html

 

Set it to run in background, run as admin, check every day with manual download and install

 

Check each download online before installing

 

Done

 

[The AchieVer]

1 minute ago, stylemessiah said:

Ideally install LTSC

 

In the current scenario, it’s the best available option 

[Israeli_Eagle]

Easy fix: Simply NEVER install the trashy-beta-forever Win10! 

[IceZero09]

15 hours ago, stylemessiah said:

Ideally install LTSC

 

Turn everything off

 

Install https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/wumgr.html

 

Set it to run in background, run as admin, check every day with manual download and install

 

Check each download online before installing

 

Done

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Hi, what is "LTSC"?  Can someone please explain what is it and how it works?

 

I'll also check out that other program that you linked to.

 

I'm going to install Windows 10 again, or at least clone my current install as soon as a get a new SSD (My current SSD is failing, it's drive health is down to 7%), and this is one aspect of Windows 10 I didn't like.

 

I've been using Windows 7 the past month or so and I've liked that you don't have to install updates at all if you don't want to. I've usually left updates for weeks before installing them on Windows 7, just to see if there is any bugs or any negative feedback from people that have already installed them.

 

Also, can anyone recommend a free image cloning software program that I can backup my Windows 10 install with, or should I try one of the ones here on Nsane that people have cracked (I didn't really want to mess around with these, though, but I guess I will check them out if you guys recommend me one)?

[stylemessiah]

3 hours ago, IceZero09 said:

 

Hi, what is "LTSC"?  Can someone please explain what is it and how it works?

 

I'll also check out that other program that you linked to.

 

I'm going to install Windows 10 again, or at least clone my current install as soon as a get a new SSD (My current SSD is failing, it's drive health is down to 7%), and this is one aspect of Windows 10 I didn't like.

 

I've been using Windows 7 the past month or so and I've liked that you don't have to install updates at all if you don't want to. I've usually left updates for weeks before installing them on Windows 7, just to see if there is any bugs or any negative feedback from people that have already installed them.

 

Also, can anyone recommend a free image cloning software program that I can backup my Windows 10 install with, or should I try one of the ones here on Nsane that people have cracked (I didn't really want to mess around with these, though, but I guess I will check them out if you guys recommend me one)?

 

LTSC = Long Term Servicing Channel

 

Its an enterprise version of Windows 10, has no microsoft apps or microsoft store (can be added, but why would you), so no annoying Crappware or nonsense from the retail consumer version, and has far less telemetry...you do still have to turn off some stuff manually. It also DOES NOT get the twice (or more) yearly feature updates that retail Windows 10 does...so if that doent bother you, and its never bothered me, all they usually do is change some GUI bs i dont care about, then go ahead

 

Not sure of the rules on posting direct links to other ofrums here, but head over to My Digital Life forums (forums.mydigitallife.net). head to the Windows 10 thread and look for the discussion titled "Windows 10 Enterprise (N) LTSC 2019". All info you need is there on downloading/installing, or for further Windows 10 topics in other threads on MDL. or available by good old google.

 

Do not ask me for support on this, i am not a support help desk