Someone has asked why I want to control updates. They are perfectly happy with updates being pushed, and have seen some Windows systems without automatic updates that are seriously behind in security maintenance.
I certainly understand this opinion, and it is in the intent of Microsoft that updates be installed when available. I agree with the need for installing updates, but there are times when updates are pushed and automatically installed that affect my sessions on Windows. As I mentioned many times, I don't want updates being applied while I am performing backups, as I am not certain the backup will be usable. Also, I don't want updates being installed when I want to shutdown my system. And there have been times when a driver has been auto installed and affected my external monitor or my sound system, meaning I have to restart, ready or not.
I am an experienced IT specialist (retired), although not in PCs. I understand the need for installing updates, but am willing to accept the risks of temporarily delaying updates for the assurance my backups are viable, shutdown/startup will be uneventful, and critical work that I am doing will not be interrupted by updates requiring restarts to complete. I am not complaining about Windows Update because I am a control freak. I want to make certain my system is as solid and dependable as it can be.
The Anniversary upgrade does not fill me with confidence. I have installed it for the third time, used gpedit to review the policy for Windows update and made certain Notify for downloads and notify for install was set on, and Install during automatic maintenance is turned off.
If I go to the Windows Update panel, the warning Some settings are managed by your organization does not appear, and when I go to Advanced Options I do not see Chose how updates are to be installed / Notify to download. Removing these from the Windows Update panels implies the Anniversary upgrade does not honor the Windows Update policy settings.
I set my time to check for updates to 6PM every day. Since Tuesday is the usual update day, I should see how updates are being handled. It seemed to me updates were automatically installed during the initial Anniversary upgrade period, but I can't be certain what the settings were at that time. I should know soon if the Windows Update policy is in effect, even without the verification text in the Windows Update panels.
I would like to see some official statement from Microsoft about how the Windows Update policy is handled in the Anniversary upgrade. I've looked through all the text I can find and see nothing that fills me with confidence that the policy will be in effect, and MS will continue to support it in future updates to Windows 10 Pro. If MS does plan on supporting the policy in Windows 10 Pro, they should put the appropriate text back in the Windows Update panels.
Even if the Anniversary upgrade support the Windows Update policy, I don't like the way it starts downloading updates when I click on Check for Updates. This has happened frequently in Version 1511, and I don't trust the Anniversary version to be any better. Windows Update should always require confirmation from me I am ready to install updates.
As of now I still plan to install Windows 7 Pro on my PC and use it for as long as I can.