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Windows 10 Will Download Some Updates Even Over a Metered Connection (winsupersite.com)
Reader AmiMoJo writes: Until now Windows 10 has allowed users to avoid downloading updates over metered (pay-per-byte) connections, to avoid racking up huge bills. Some users were setting their ethernet/wifi connections as metered in order to prevent Windows 10 from downloading and installing updates without their permission. In its latest preview version of the OS, Microsoft is now forcing some updates necessary for "smooth operation" to download even on these connections. As well as irritating users who want to control when updates download and install, users of expensive pay-per-byte connections could face massive bills.
There is one real up side to this. Microsoft as you know only puts out small, efficient updates in the minimal needed package sizes. This should be great comfort to users on metered connections, they are only being lovingly graced with the minimum needed amount of bytes. Can you imagine if Microsoft was one of those companies that pushed out near-daily 100+MB behemoths to update a spelling error in notepad's FAQ? Luckily they don't do this, and we all win!
-Charlie
Note: Yes this is sarcasm. If you didn't get that by the 19th word, go play with some tiles.
You sir are an imbecile!, An imbecile is 3 steps down from a Luddite, which, judging from your post, seems to be something you despise. Keep it up, people like you give retards a bad name!
Thankfully I have a Kaby Lake processor and Windows 7, thus I don't have to worry about updates anymore.
Sorry, teleporters just kill you and then make a copy. A perfect, soul-less copy.
... forcing some updates necessary for "smooth operation" to download even on these connections ...
I have several ass-related jokes queued up, but can't decide which one I like best.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .