windows update pause

Microsoft’s July 2026 Windows 11 security update is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, and is expected to bring Point-in-time restore, expanded update pause controls, IPP-first printer setup, Widgets changes, networking fixes, and accessibility improvements to supported Windows 11 PCs. The headline...

Windows 11’s new pause-updates experience lets users pick a specific resume date in Settings > Windows Update, but Microsoft still caps each pause window at 35 days and expects updates to resume when that window ends. The practical change is not an “indefinite updates off” switch; it is a...

On June 23, 2026, Microsoft began previewing a Windows 11 update that brings calendar-based update pausing, point-in-time restore, accessibility tinting, Bluetooth fixes, quieter Widgets, and smaller usability repairs ahead of the automatic July 14 Patch Tuesday rollout. The important part is...

Microsoft is once again trying to soften one of Windows 11’s most unpopular habits: updates that arrive on Microsoft’s schedule, not the user’s. A new test build appears to replace the blunt “pause for 1 week” style of controls with a calendar-based pause system that lets people pick a specific...