> There was some interesting discussion recently about Microsoft's potential role in creating an environment where users feel the need to disable automatic upda

> There was some interesting discussion recently about Microsoft's potential role in creating an environment where users feel the need to disable automatic update. Disabling it for fear of system reboots, loss of performance, unexpected changes, or what have you. > Reworking automatic update so that it feels like an essential, useful feature to the end user could be a productive next step for Microsoft. Software bugs aren't going anywhere. I have a lot of sympathy for this point of view. I agree with it up to a point. MS certainly shouldn't have pulled abusive stunts like downloading a Windows 10 upgrade unasked-for. But there's only so much they can do. There is a long tail of very badly written programs for Windows, many of them critical to people's workflows in large organizations and small. These are bound to break with updates, and people who just want to do their jobs have been conditioned not to mess with Windows Update.