automatic updates

Automatic updates are a cornerstone of modern software maintenance, ensuring users receive the latest features, bug fixes, and security patches with minimal effort. Yet even the best-laid plans can derail—especially when third parties change the rules. VMware Workstation users have recently...

Chromium UI Flaw Patched: CVE-2025-1917 and What It Means for Microsoft Edge Users In today’s fast-paced tech landscape, vulnerabilities in software components are akin to road bumps on a busy highway. Recently, the cybersecurity community has taken note of Chromium’s CVE-2025-1917, identified...

Microsoft has released its February 2025 Patch Tuesday security updates, addressing a total of 55 vulnerabilities across various Windows products. Among these, 3 are classified as critical, and 4 are zero-day vulnerabilities, with 2 actively exploited in the wild. Critical Vulnerabilities...

If you’re running Windows 11 on your PC, brace yourself. Microsoft is taking the wheel on software updates once again. Whether you're comfortably cruising on the 23H2 or 22H2 versions of Windows 11, the inevitable 24H2 update is rolling out—and for eligible PCs, there’s no escape. But here’s the...

Hold on to your digital hats, folks—Microsoft is firing up the auto-update engines to roll out Windows 11 version 24H2 to users running versions 22H2 and 23H2. If you’ve been hesitating to manually click that “Check for updates” button, you might find yourself waking up one morning to a freshly...

In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft recently outlined details regarding the hotpatching feature for Windows 11's forthcoming 24H2 update, only to subsequently remove the document from its official site. This feature has been in the works for some time and is aimed at revolutionizing the...

Keeping your Windows apps up to date can feel like a chore—what with the constant rollout of patches, new features, bug fixes, and sometimes random widget updates you didn't even know were a thing. But Microsoft has done us all a favor by incorporating a built-in feature for automatic app...

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, staying current is essential, especially for Windows users. With the increasing number of updates rolled out by Microsoft—each designed to enhance performance, security, and usability—it's crucial to have a strategy that minimizes disruptions to your...

In a development that sent many Windows Server administrators into a swirl of frustration, Microsoft has conceded that instances of Windows Server 2019 and 2022 were automatically updated to Windows Server 2025. This unexpected upgrade, triggered by third-party software, has left some systems in...

The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 may still feel like a new kid on the block for many users, particularly those accustomed to hunting down applications via their web browsers. However, beneath its familiar icon lies a wellspring of convenience and security that you might be missing out on. In...

Automatic updates have been a staple in the operating systems of both Windows and macOS, touted as a feature that ensures users benefit from the latest security patches, system upgrades, and new features without lifting a finger. However, online reports suggest that automatically downloading and...

Turning off automatic updates in Windows 11 has become a point of interest among users as they seek to exert more control over their systems. However, it's essential to recognize the inherent risks associated with this action. Updates are critical for maintaining the security and stability of...

Hello, I have some mini-PC problems, it started when Windows 10 kept pushing updates to flood my 32gb hard drives to a mere 100 mb's in my Asus VivoSticks TS10 making them inoperable. I had to keep deleting updates everyday and could not shut down the automatic updates in the policies no matter...

Hi everyone, I’ve been having bad issues with my Windows 8.1 desktop I built about a decade ago. It used to run flawlessly until about a year ago. It started to randomly crash / restart itself with no triggers that I can correlate to causing the crashes. I’ve reset the computer to factory...

Learn how to turn on automatic app updates and how to manually check for updates in Microsoft Store. Continue reading...

How do I disable my in build keyboard on my laptop I have tried disabling my keyboard on my Lenovo laptop since it doesnt work properly. I have tried disabling the automatic updates through sysdm.cpl, changing the group policies through gpedit.msc and selecting a wrong driver for my keyboard in...

Group Policy settings may block automatic application updates. Blocked on-demand applications must be updated by other means before they can be used. Continue reading...

Assume I created a SRP on a Win10 v1803 system. Later I was upgraded by automatic updates to Win10 v1903, Then after some problems in the following weeks I decided to do a System restore to the SRP I created in the past. Is this possible? Or are (in general) only SRP inside the same, current...

I have got a new notebook with a pre-installed Win10 Home v1803. This Win10 version updates itself automatically every week.. But I don't want this: I want to decide when I want to update Win10. As far as I read this is only possible from Win10 v1903 onwards. So I decide a one-time update to...

From Windows 7 I know that all the updates are divided into two categories: - security-related or - optional=feature-only updates. I can setup Win7 so that only security updates are downloaded and applied. Is there a corresponding categorization in Windows 10? I prefer to download and apply...