Microsoft has released a troubleshooting package to hide and block Windows 10 updates

[AlexGoesHigh]

After Microsoft decide to force mandatories updates into all the version of Windows 10 (expect the all mighty enterprise) many have voiced their concerns about the chances of one update breaking the installation, be it, system updates or drivers, well they haven't backtracked on that but at least they made the troubleshooting process much much easier in case a bogus update kills or glitches the system.

 

That is why they have released a tool to hide and block updates for Windows 10, so you can uninstall the update the old fashion way and block it with this tool to not bother you again afterwards, it works with both system and drivers updates (i'm sure @GoodBytes is very thankful for the later, well almost everyone i should say) and stops WU from downloading them again or never if it hasn't already.

 

 

You can obtain the goods here as well as instructions on how to use it

 

Source: Neowin

[TheKDub]

Good.

 

Now we just need them to bring back beautiful aero...

[Guest]

No solution imo, they need to remove forced 3rd party updates/drivers completely. 

[shujin]

Seems like an ok solution to me ^^

[Snickerzz]

I dont get why they just dont make updates automatically install like they plan now, but also allow techies to easily disable them like in win 7/8.

That way the old people have their secure PCs and you aren't screwing over the techies.

[Kherm]

Looks good. 

[Trik'Stari]

I dont get why they just dont make updates automatically install like they plan now, but also allow techies to easily disable them like in win 7/8.

That way the old people have their secure PCs and you aren't screwing over the techies.

I said the exact same thing.

 

I also called this, that they would realize "oh wait, this is a bad idea" and change their stance on it and allow people to turn automatic updates off. They should just keep it exactly the same as w7, but set it to be automatically on and you just have to turn it off. That would make more sense.

[Snickerzz]

I said the exact same thing.

 

I also called this, that they would realize "oh wait, this is a bad idea" and change their stance on it and allow people to turn automatic updates off. They should just keep it exactly the same as w7, but set it to be automatically on and you just have to turn it off. That would make more sense.

Make it a suggestion on the windows forum thing?

[Trik'Stari]

Make it a suggestion on the windows forum thing?

I'm sure someone already has, which is why they are doing it this way.

[Alurit]

I'm sure someone already has, which is why they are doing it this way.

by someone I assume it's hundreds of users

[linuxfan66]

Well thank you ms...

[Misanthrope]

So this will block all updates? Only the ones that show on the list but haven't been applied? My fucking god why must everything about this fucking windows version should be stupidly confusing as all fucking shit? It's free! if you own a previous copy....for a year...well no, forever but you can only get the upgrade the first year...because reasons...also Free for pirates! Only not really....well yes they can upgrade it's just still not activated....so pretty much the same as before...only not?

 

Man fuck this stupid version. Just give us a simple TURN MOTHERFUCKING UPGRADES OFF button, it's not so fucking hard to code.

[Elapo]

Well, I hope I can disable the driver update that fucks up SLI configs right after the update with this. I really don't feel like fiddling with settings for hours just because windows thinks it needs to install 2 separate drivers.

[AlexGoesHigh]

So this will block all updates? Only the ones that show on the list but haven't been applied? My fucking god why must everything about this fucking windows version should be stupidly confusing as all fucking shit? It's free! if you own a previous copy....for a year...well no, forever but you can only get the upgrade the first year...because reasons...also Free for pirates! Only not really....well yes they can upgrade it's just still not activated....so pretty much the same as before...only not?

 

Man fuck this stupid version. Just give us a simple TURN MOTHERFUCKING UPGRADES OFF button, it's not so fucking hard to code.

this is why i think MS has the worst PR team out of all the big companies, they always leave more questions that answers

[KirbyTech]

by someone I assume it's hundreds of users

Hundreds would not even be noticed on there, 1000's sure but I don't think enough people are going to put up a fight. 

[Misanthrope]

Well, I hope I can disable the driver update that fucks up SLI configs right after the update with this. I really don't feel like fiddling with settings for hours just because windows thinks it needs to install 2 separate drivers.

 

Yet I was told, with a serious tone and all (so assuming no joke) this is the most thoroughly tested windows version ever

[LAwLz]

So if I understand this correctly, this will show you all the updates that are already installed, and it will allow you to uninstall and hide them? Kind of like an abortion pill.

Why not just restore the old Windows 7/8 update system? Remember, the only argument people have for forced updates is "people will go to great lengths to disable updates" and now Microsoft are giving them the tool to do it.

 

 

 

Yet I was told, with a serious tone and all (so assuming no joke) this is the most thoroughly tested windows version ever

Thoroughly tested, but Microsoft ignores like 2/3 of the feedback they get. Like with Metro, they have a clear goal in mind and will ignore feedback that goes against that goal.

[Fetzie]

Yet I was told, with a serious tone and all (so assuming no joke) this is the most thoroughly tested windows version ever

Microsoft fires their qa team halfway through the development of windows 10.

"Windows 10 is the most tested version."

Sure...

[Misanthrope]

Microsoft fires their qa team halfway through the development of windows 10.

"Windows 10 is the most tested version."

Sure...

 

That's the exact argument I made and I was told this has more testing than any previous version because of contrived yet technical and official sounding reasons!

[jaggysnake57]

Microsoft fires their qa team halfway through the development of windows 10.

"Windows 10 is the most tested version."

Sure...

 

they fired a team of 3000 and replaced them with at least 10 times that by definition its seen more testers than any other version

 

they need to disable auto updates especially for drivers...i got stuck on a new nvidea driver that crashed and had some weird artifacting.....then it updated mid way through me working diasbled the other monitor i have and forced me to reboot.......piece of shit

[Elapo]

Yet I was told, with a serious tone and all (so assuming no joke) this is the most thoroughly tested windows version ever

 

Testing is one thing, fixing is something else. 

[RH00D]

That's the exact argument I made and I was told this has more testing than any previous version because of contrived yet technical and official sounding reasons!

 

Can you help me to understand which part of ~5 million real world users testing the OS and providing actual feedback over a period of many months you're not comprehending?

 

Actually, just spare me if you're too dense to understand that.

[Fetzie]

Can you help me to understand which part of ~5 million real world users testing the OS and providing actual feedback over a period of many months you're not comprehending?

 

Actually, just spare me if you're too dense to understand that.

 

Real world users can hardly ever provide the precise feedback that developers need to nail down an issue. The difference in quality of error reports we see from customers and our own QA department is quite large. It wouldn't surprise me if only 1% of those testers actually even gave feedback of any kind.

 

There is a difference between saying "there is a bug" and "there is a bug, and this is how it can be reproduced".

[deviant88]

still not acceptable at all, cause reasons i think negatively of everything, what if they decide to install certain app update or soemthing how do i stop that? i will turn off cortana completely what if they patch it and then i cant anymore forced?

no thanks ill use the crappy win 8.1

one OS worse than the other really , they cant just simply nail it they have to annoy people

[RH00D]

Real world users can hardly ever provide the precise feedback that developers need to nail down an issue. The difference in quality of error reports we see from customers and our own QA department is quite large. It wouldn't surprise me if only 1% of those testers actually even gave feedback of any kind.

 

There is a difference between saying "there is a bug" and "there is a bug, and this is how it can be reproduced".

 

That's why they have the tracking in place and automatic log/error reporting in the preview. All the technical details and steps are submitted without the user having to do anything.