Windows 10: Difference between revisions

== Updates and support ==

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Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows Update does not allow the selective installation of updates, and all updates (including [[Patch (computing)|patches]], feature updates, and [[driver software]]) are downloaded and installed automatically. Users can only choose whether their system will [[reboot]] automatically to install updates when the system is inactive, or be notified to schedule a reboot.<ref name=cnet-scheduleupdate>{{cite web|title=Windows 10 lets you schedule Windows Update restarts|url=http://www.cnet.com/how-to/windows-10-lets-you-schedule-windows-update-restarts/|website=[[CNET]]|access-date=August 4, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219130153/http://www.cnet.com/how-to/windows-10-lets-you-schedule-windows-update-restarts/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=crn-updates>{{cite web|title=Did Microsoft Just Backtrack on Forced Updates For Windows 10?|url=http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/300077576/did-microsoft-just-backtrack-on-forced-updates-for-windows-10.htm|website=CRN.com|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=August 4, 2015|archive-date=July 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728071222/http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/300077576/did-microsoft-just-backtrack-on-forced-updates-for-windows-10.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> If a wireless network is designated as "Metered"—a function which automatically reduces the operating system's background network activity to conserve [[data cap|limits on Internet usage]]—most updates are not downloaded until the device is connected to a non-metered network. Version 1703 allows wired ([[Ethernet]]) networks to be designated as metered, but Windows may still download certain updates while connected to a metered network.<ref name="pcw-w10meteredupdates">{{cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3181991/windows-10s-creators-update-may-nerf-a-workaround-to-mandatory-updates.html|title=Windows 10's Creators Update tweaks a workaround for mandatory updates|last=Paul|first=Ian|date=March 17, 2017|website=PC World|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418224139/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3181991/windows-10s-creators-update-may-nerf-a-workaround-to-mandatory-updates.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2953132/windows/set-windows-10s-wi-fi-connections-as-metered-to-download-forced-updates-at-your-own-pace.html |title=Set Windows 10's Wi-Fi connections as metered to download forced updates at your own pace |website=[[PC World]] |publisher=[[IDG]] |date=July 28, 2016 |first=Ian |last=Paul |access-date=April 4, 2016 |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108005917/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2953132/windows/set-windows-10s-wi-fi-connections-as-metered-to-download-forced-updates-at-your-own-pace.html |url-status=live }}</ref>