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Microsoft is Making It Easy To Stop Windows 10 Rebooting Your PC Randomly For Updates (theverge.com)
Tom Warren, writing for The Verge: Microsoft is unveiling some changes to the way Windows Updates are applied to Windows 10 PCs with the upcoming Creators Update. The software giant has long been criticized by Windows 10 users for its aggressive approach to applying updates, and it's introducing some new options to prevent annoying reboots. "What we heard back most explicitly was that you want more control over when Windows 10 installs updates," admits John Cable, Microsoft's Windows director of program management. "We also heard that unexpected reboots are disruptive if they happen at the wrong time." To stop these random reboots, Microsoft is adding a new snooze option that appears in a new prompt to let you know there's a Windows 10 update available. Snooze will stop an update installing for three days, and give you time to save any crucial work.
3 days is not enough. I shouldn't have to actively "snooze" it. I should be able to schedule a check for updates to only happen once a month, or any period of time I like, including never. Who's computer is it?
3 days is far more than enough, and really too much IMO. It's not your computer; it's Microsoft's. You made that choice when you chose to install their OS, as you implicitly accepted all their terms and conditions and their way of managing the system, which includes annoying and frequent updates requiring reboots. So shut up and stop complaining when you refuse to vote with your feet (this isn't targeted just at you, but for anyone who chooses to use Windows). Complaining about something is useless, futile, and annoying when you absolutely refuse to make any change to alleviate your problem.