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Maybe Don't Manually Install Windows 10 Creators Update, Says Microsoft (betanews.com)
Two weeks after Microsoft started rolling out Windows 10 Creators Update, the company has asked the users to avoid manually installing the major update. A report adds: But why? Because the update is causing problems for users. The first phase of the rollout targeted newer devices -- those most likely to be able to run the OS update with the minimum of problems -- and Microsoft is using the feedback from that first batch of updated systems to decide when to begin the next phase of the rollout. "For example, our feedback process identified a Bluetooth accessory connectivity issue with PCs that use a specific series of Broadcom radios," an executive said.
Why can't Microsoft test the trillions of hardware configurations before releasing an OS update?
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Do yourself a favor and enable "Deferred updates".
That way, you won't be in the "open beta test" pool and won't receive feature updates until some time after release.
Security updates will still go through.
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Windows 7 is a better, has more user control, and no ad servers, with less privacy invasion. You can get Windows 7 on Lenovo laptops as well as Fujitsu and Toshiba business laptops. Or if you get a desktop/tower, insist on Windows 7 from your builder (or do it yourself..it's not that hard). You could also get Linux Mint. Free, easy, privacy and no bloatware. Windows 10 not only reduces (nearly eliminates) the ability to stop updates (you can shut the service down I believe in the "Services" screen) windows updates are not reliable, some descriptions are disturbingly vague, and others are strictly to add things of no use to use, but are in the business interests of MS. Of save yourself a lot of pain..try Linux Mint. :D
"Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Einstein
We have a few 10 desktops here and every update seems to break something new with our software. That or the update process takes an entire morning sucking ram and thrashing the hard drive. Try running a resource intensive application while this is going on... Maybe when support for 7 ends we will switch to Mac.
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Disclaimer: I work for Microsoft.
Geez, I'm sorry for your loss.. Perhaps you might find a less obnoxious employer, like maybe the IRS??
THANK YOU, Edward Snowden!! Americans owe you a debt of gratitude (whether they know it or not..)