Friday, November 27, 2015

Windows 10: Microsoft releases tool to hide or block updates

Tool for hide or block Windows updates


This tool will not be included directly with Windows 10 in the first wave of  update but is already available for download on this page . 

To address the controversy updates on Windows 10, Microsoft released a new tool offering more control to the user.

It is, moreover, one of the points of the system operating conditions. Specifically, those that install Familly version of WIndows 10 does not have the choice, while the Pro version will have little flexibility and will be able to push that installation.

This policy is accompanied by several channels to deploy Windows Update and, in some ways by forcing the automatic installation of patches, it allows Microsoft to assert that it is therefore the version of Windows more secure.

However, the situation can be binding when the driver of a manufacturer or a bug present an update provided by Microsoft is also a problem. 
Testers of Windows 10 included pointed a faulty driver offered by NVIDIA.

Microsoft has not officially communicated on the subject, he has just released a tool to block the automatic installation of windows updates. 
Note that this utility target Windows users Preview release 10 but it works on the latest version (RTM) 10240.


Windows 10 - Show or hide updates
Windows 10 - Show or hide updates
Windows 10 - Show or hide updates


The application proposes to hide updates not installing them.  It is thus possible to block the downloading of printer drivers, network cards, security patches or new definitions of Windows Defender antivirus.

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