automatic updates

Hi, My Windows updated automatically on night of Oct 11th. From the next day, when I started my laptop, most of the applications stopped running and gave me this error: The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log...

Hi all.I bought a new Asus 403 laptop with Windows 10 64 bit.32 GB ssd. figured windows 10 would be about 5 or 6 GB, programs the same. would leave me between 15 to 20 GB to play around with, hook up extra usb drive for storage/update etc. Anniversary update problems from the get go. not enough...

The ways that used to work to turn off automatic driver updates no longer work in Windows 10 AU. I have a laptop with two video chips and the default one doesn't work right in Windows 10. I have removed it in the device manager and uninstalled the drivers. But it just turns around and reinstalls...

Hello. I have a HP Pro 608 tablet that has many bugs. 1. Most annoying is that the battery icon at the taskbar indicates that the tablet is always plugged. If I disconnect the power adapter, no change with the icon occurs plus there's no change in the screen brightness even if I set it to lower...

Revision Note: V2.0 (February 10, 2016): For MS16-014, Bulletin Summary revised to announce the availability of update 3126041 for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2. Customers should apply the...

Well I see MS is going to try and force the Windows 10 upgrade again Automatic Windows 10 installs begin but how easy are they to stop? - TechRepublic This is getting to be a real pain to constantly have to sort through the monthly updates. There should be a one time opt out and it should not...

First Hi Everyone, this is my first post. Turned on the computer today and it shut down and restarted after 10 minutes. This continued over and over. The first thing I tried was to Restore to an earlier date (Dec31) and that didn't work, problem continued. I did a lot of trouble shooting...

A recent update to Windows 10, KB3081448, returns control to Home edition users over automatic app updates. read more Continue reading...

Turns out you can control the delivery of universal drivers from Windows Update on your Windows 10 systems. read more Continue reading...

A bug in the Windows 10 Store is keeping some users from getting automatic app updates. read more Continue reading...

Is there a way to halt a previously requested upgrade, before it begins automatically?

It seems that Microsoft bring out a new operating system every 3 years or so. It is getting impossible to keep up with it. The recent new version of Windows is Windows 10 which I have tried one of the builds a few months ago. While I found that all of the software that I used on Windows 8 works...

Operating system: Windows 7 SP1 Problem: The Get Windows 10 app is not shown in the notification area after accomplishing all the conditions. Description: I've read the Windows 10 Q&A page and I've read the possibilities why the app could not show up. I used to have the automatic updates...

So i just got a Windows update last night when i shut my computer off. Im not sure if i set it up to automatically update when i installed windows as i ran into quite a few problems when installing and kind of rushed through things when i finally got it to work. However i wanted to check the...

I spent all day getting my computer up and running again. I finally had everything working and was testing Dragon Age Inquisition, the last thing I installed. The computer dropped out to a black screen and started to reboot. Then it said you computer cannot boot, you will need installation...

Hi I Refreshed my computer and just when I got everything working great, Windows updated without asking me and killed my sound again. Now I'll have to figure out how to restore my original drivers again. I looked and it clearly shows that it updated my Sound Blaster drives which I didn't want...

Hi there, I am transferring a large amount of data and need to leave the PC on overnight. I believe I have configured Windows 7 Professional so that automatic restarts for updates are disabled, yet the PC still sometimes shuts down when left on for long periods. Any advice on how to prevent...

Hi, I'am using Windows 8.1 with all latest updates. I'm facing problem with Windows update since installation of a fresh copy of windows. I always keep Windows update to automatic windows update installation mode. But if I reboot my laptop or shutdown it, then the update turns to "Never check...

Hello, Our understanding no more updates to XP, however we received a automatic update on 4/27/14. See below log. Did MS change their minds because of the MS IE security issue today? Thanks, Technut 2014-04-27 03:00:10:031 1936 ecc AU Forced install timer expired for scheduled...

Severity Rating: Revision Note: V2.0 (February 11, 2014): Revised advisory to announce that the 2862973 update for all affected releases of Microsoft Windows is now offered through automatic updating. Customers who previously applied the 2862973 update do not need to take any action. Summary...