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minus-squaremechoman444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·14 hours agoFor the people not using Linux in the comment section, you can’t skip a Windows update. It’s going to happen no matter what. I mean I guess you can adjust the registry or whatever but 90% of Windows users aren’t going to do any of that. I could have done it and I didn’t. I updated and now my cursor is all fucked up.
minus-squareMIDItheKID@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoYou can pause Windows updates, although I’m not sure I would suggest it because they are usually patching a baotlad of security vulns. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/updates-lifecycle/pause-updates-in-windows Not defending Microsoft in any way, just pointing out that the option exists. Of course you will get updates once it unpauses, but maybe another CU down the line won’t break shit.
minus-squareBlindPenguin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 hours agoIt’s an optional update. It doesn’t automatically install without activating the option to do so.
For the people not using Linux in the comment section, you can’t skip a Windows update. It’s going to happen no matter what.
I mean I guess you can adjust the registry or whatever but 90% of Windows users aren’t going to do any of that.
I could have done it and I didn’t. I updated and now my cursor is all fucked up.
You can pause Windows updates, although I’m not sure I would suggest it because they are usually patching a baotlad of security vulns.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/updates-lifecycle/pause-updates-in-windows
Not defending Microsoft in any way, just pointing out that the option exists. Of course you will get updates once it unpauses, but maybe another CU down the line won’t break shit.
It’s an optional update. It doesn’t automatically install without activating the option to do so.