On 14/03/2020 16:15, alan_m wrote:
On 14/03/2020 15:06, John Rumm wrote:


Although if you are going to disable automatic checks, make sure that
you have an effective patching routine to ensure you are not running
applications with known critical vulnerabilities for extended periods
of time.


I take it you have never had the misfortune of working on a project and
when close to the deadline an automatic update results in a GUI change?

While I have had updates result in changes to UI features, I have not
had any show stopping incidents. I have however had machines in effect
deny service by deciding to do updates at unexpected times. Not so much
of an issue on a quick machine, but can be an issue if working on
ancient kit belonging to a customer etc.

None of that is an argument for disabling updates permanently though.
Getting a machine completely hosed by a known and patched critical
security vulnerability is even more annoying I would expect.

With earlier versions of windows electing to automatically download but
*not* install until instructed was usually the safest way forward. With
10, go for the pro version and you still have some control over when
updates are installed, and can also postpone installation for a period
of days if you are mid project.

IME the most annoying problems of that nature I experienced was with a
third party graphics / publishing app, that decided to cease working at
a critical moment one Friday night, and required a re-install to fix it.

After that it refused to work completely without reactivation, and there
was no way of doing that online (this was some years back), but insisted
on needing a phone call or email to the publisher. The call had to be
during (US) business hours, which needless to say, would not be until a
day after the job had to be complete! That application got relegated to
don't bother using again pile!



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Cheers,

John.

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