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Time to disable automatic Windows Updates.

• wtallis 8y ago
  Windows automatic updates are one of the easier ways to get the new microcode without agreeing to the new license terms. But there are plenty of other reasons to disable Windows Update (not that Windows will respect your decision).
  • jwilk 8y ago
    How do you keep the system secure without Windows Update enabled?
    • wtallis 8y ago
      All of the Windows machines that I use for work are firewalled and have no internet access, primarily so that they won't interrupt my work with fucking updates, but security is a nice side effect. My personal Windows machine has updates enabled because I don't mind if it reboots when my back is turned, and my Linux and OS X machines can be trusted to ask before rebooting to apply updates. Microsoft has provided no real alternatives for those of us who need to be able to keep a Windows machine running overnight.