[Default] On Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:47:36 -0500, Norbert Friemel <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:40:47 -0300, Clark Morris wrote: > >>I don't recall if I updated to the Creator's edition but I have kept >>fairly up to date on all my computers. Windows 10 itself has not >>caused me the problems others here have had. What I object to is the >>lack of a way to prevent an automatic reboot when you are away from >>even if you are doing uploads or downloads. I object to not being >>able to do an immediate shutdown without installing updates even if I >>am faced with an imminent loss of power (I don't have that much time >>on my UPS). I object to not being able to hold off on an update >>download if I have another time critical upload or download occurring. >>I do not object to increasingly hard to ignore messages to download >>and apply updates. >> > >From >https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/03/01/providing-customers-choice-control-creators-update/ >"With the Creators Update you will have several new options for scheduling the >timing of when updates install. For example, you can specify exactly when you >want an update to occur (including the ability to reschedule an update if your >original choice ends up being less convenient than expected), or hit the >snooze button. The snooze capability allows you to pause the update process >completely for three days when you need uninterrupted time on your device. In >addition, we are widening the Active Hours time so Windows doesnt install >an update at times when you want your device to be ready to use." This is true if you have Windows 10 Pro, Educational and one other. I have Windows 10 Home, Creators Edition and these features are not available. I need them. Clark Morris > >and > >https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-forced-windows-update-auto-restart-snooze-indefinitely-windows-10/ > >Norbert Friemel >Disclaimer: I didn't test this -I'm still using Windows 7 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
