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> these updates reset your setting, enable things you explicitly disabled, behind your back, And by settings you mean undocumented registry entries that people
by Someone1234 9y ago
> these updates reset your setting, enable things you explicitly disabled, behind your back,
And by settings you mean undocumented registry entries that people found and altered to break core services on purpose? If you start altering undocumented things there's no real assurances that it will work the same way (or state maintained) during an update.
> Microsoft still didn't document what data they are exfiltrating
Basic diagnostic data: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/basic-level-windows-diagnostic-events-and-fields-1703 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/basic...
Full diagnostic data: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/windows-diagnostic-data-1703 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/windo...
> silent updates, that you cannot control them or disable them
You get plenty of control over updates including how "silent" they are, you just cannot disable them entirely.
But is limiting the ability to disable them for the greater good? We still have huge Windows XP botnets running rampant on the internet because people would completely disable updates, get infected, and then start causing harm to their neighbors.
I've read quite a few people that want to disable Windows Update, but they never provide a plan or route for receiving security updates. They just simply opt to run an insecure machine because an update annoyed them one time, and that would be fine if it didn't impact others.
- Shikadi 9y agoI have experienced the first point many many times, and no, they aren't registry hacks. I've had things get reset straight out of Windows power options among others for example.
- mattgreenrocks 9y agoEarly on, I think I've seen W10 update my GPU drivers while I was in game, which crashed it. I've also seen my TV mirroring setup wiped out by driver updates that happened behind my back. Windows 10 doesn't seem to respect the user as much as previous releases.
- WorldMaker 9y agoMicrosoft had some early hiccups in settings being forgetful when reprovisioning them in updates, and apologized for those on the Windows 10 blogs (and especially to Insiders who saw it the most; and also helped report it and fix it). Windows 10 has gotten more reliable to not accidentally forget settings with each major update.
- jdmichal 9y agoI wonder what the correlation is between: * People who would seek to disable updates on their computer. * People who would take negative views on those who refuse to vaccinate their children.
- Shikadi 9y agoI am in both groups, there's a sample for your study :P
- yellowapple 9y agoUnlike Windows "security" updates, vaccines don't sneak in new "features". I'm in both camps, at least where Windows is involved. I'm much more willing to update the average Linux or BSD (including macOS) because I still actually trust those updates.
- jdmichal 9y agoNot true for those that believe in the autism link. That sounds like a "hidden feature" to me. Also, the occasional vaccine that actually gets one sick.