The choices you get are UPDATE AND RESTART or UPDATE AND SHUTDOWN. But you must install the updates.
I learned later after having numerous crashes that you can set the METERED CONNECTION and it will stop the automatic updates. But even that comes with some quirks. For example, I set it on my wife's machine but when she tried printing it said she may exceed her time so it wouldn't print. I had to remove the metered connection, do the print and turn it on again. I worry about the day when I need to enable it again. I am not against the automatic updates. I am against the ones that cause crashes. For example, they clobbered my WIFI driver after one update and I couldn't connect. I had to hardwire to the Comcast box to be able to keep working. When I had time, I did some searches and found they clobbered my WIFI driver. I found where to download the new driver and it worked again. But I pity the number of people who didn't know how to fix it and ran to Best Buy or Staples and spent a fortune. The worst part is when they tell people they need a new machine and Microsoft makes yet more money. And nobody is saying a word about it, and IMHO it is the biggest RIP OFF of the century. Another one was It didn't come up after the updates. I researched that and finally found that it was because you couldn't have anything plugged into a USB port, so even the wireless mouse stopped it from coming up. On a restart, I was only seeing those circular dots, the ones that give you a stomach ache. I used my wife's machine to Look It up and removed the USB devices and it came up. I asked the guys at Best Buys and Staples how much they must be making from Windows 10 updates killing machines and they said a fortune. Bill ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Clark Morris <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 8:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Windows 10 Pro automatic update: was Re: Eliminating the systems programmer was Re: IBM cuts contractor billing by 15 percent (our else) [Default] On 24 Jun 2017 12:43:13 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main [email protected] (scott Ford) wrote: >Guys, > >I am a bit different. We run z/PDT on OpenSuse Leap 42.2 x64..running z/OS >2.2 . >But we us Windows and Linux for our LDAP with are STC agents on z/OS. I am >basically all alone with other developers. >My laptop runs Windows 10 Pro with a Tn3270 client and use ssh. Does Windows 10 Pro have the forced automatic update? Is the ability to say that normal working hours are 00:01 to 24:00? Do you always have the choice of Shutdown without update? Clark Morris > >I am seeing a lot of customers who lack knowledge in a lot of areas ...so I >get pulled in .. > >Scott > > > >On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 4:19 PM John McKown <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Bobbie Justice < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> > "As I am reading this, all I can think of is Windows 10 and Automatic >> > updates. Since accidentally going to Windows 10, I have crashed my laptop >> > at least 10 times and spent many days and a lot of money trying to >> recover. >> > Be careful what you wish for." >> > >> > Ditto on windows anything. I've had quite enough of windows automatic >> > updates, system restore, reboot, safe mode, reload the entire operating >> > system, reload various drivers, reload various apps, reboot again, etc. >> etc. >> > >> > No thanks. >> > >> >> ?At home, I have Windows 7 Professional which I run in a VM under Linux - >> Fedora 25. The _only_ time that I use this is to log on to work. It is >> _required_ because work eliminated our VPN in favor of using "Microsoft >> Terminal Server Gateway". This decision was made during the height of the >> "We are going 100.00000% Microsoft! If it's not MS, we will refuse to run >> it!" to the sounds of cheering by the Windows support staff.This was >> immediately after our business-oriented CIO retired and the Windows >> Infrastructure manager was promoted to CIO. That person is gone, but parts >> of his "legacy" remains. >> >> >> >> > >> > Bobbie Jo Justice >> > Senior z/OS Systems Engineer >> > >> > >> -- >> Veni, Vidi, VISA: I came, I saw, I did a little shopping. >> >> Maranatha! <>< >> John McKown >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
