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With Windows Update what I really want is control over reboot. Don't automatically reboot, instead let me save documents, close applications and reboot manually
by grassfedgeek 5mo ago
With Windows Update what I really want is control over reboot. Don't automatically reboot, instead let me save documents, close applications and reboot manually. "Pausing" updates doesn't do that, and could be dangerous as urgent security updates are delayed.
With AI features, the most annoying thing has to be the Copilot key on my laptop keyboard. If you accidentally hit it it opens a Copilot window, interrupting your typing. The Settings app for this key only allow you to specify whether it activates search or copilot, it doesn't let you turn it off. There are other workarounds like installing an app from the Store, but all those workarounds come with unwanted excess baggage.
- ninjagoo 5mo ago> The Settings app for this key only allow you to specify whether it activates search or copilot, it doesn't let you turn it off. That's because it's not your computer, it is Microsoft's ;-) Seriously, though, there will be quirks like with almost any OS. OS devs make choices that abstract some of the complexity in order to make it useful for a broad audience. With Linux or the BSDs, you have the freedom to take it to any level of detail or customization that you wish to, with all that entails being outside of an externally maintained OS. Ask me how I know :-)
- grassfedgeek 5mo ago> That's because it's not your computer, it is Microsoft's ;-) I think it is because allowing the key to be disabled will make Microsoft look dumb for adding the key in the first place!
- pndy 5mo agoWhat should be also bring back is the selective choice for installing updates. That would allow users again avoiding patches which have been confirmed as dangerous to the system stability. Pausing, postponing isn't a solution here.