{"id":2559,"date":"2026-03-20T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/microsoft-is-ending-the-windows-update-nightmare-and-letting-you-pause-them-indefinitely\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:00:00","slug":"microsoft-is-ending-the-windows-update-nightmare-and-letting-you-pause-them-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/microsoft-is-ending-the-windows-update-nightmare-and-letting-you-pause-them-indefinitely\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft is ending the Windows Update nightmare \u2014 and letting you pause them indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Illustration by Alex Castro \/ The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/acastro_STK109_microsoft.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In 2015, Microsoft decided that you shouldn&rsquo;t be in control of updating your PC anymore. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/7\/17\/8987549\/microsoft-windows-10-automatic-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At first, it seemed like a good idea <\/a> to keep malware at bay &#8211; but soon, users discovered their computers were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/microsoft-windows-10-forced-updates-auto-restarts-are-the-worst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">automatically shutting down and erasing work<\/a> in the middle of the day. Then, Microsoft abused its power to install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/10\/17\/21520315\/microsoft-install-office-pwa-web-app-without-permission-update-word-powerpoint-excel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shovelware apps<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21310611\/microsoft-edge-browser-forced-update-chromium-editorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">force-feed us a new web browser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Now, each new update might add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/825022\/microsoft-windows-40-year-anniversary-agentic-os-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unwanted Copilot AI buttons<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/867647\/microsoft-windows-11-january-2026-update-bugs-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prevent our PCs from properly booting<\/a>. My colleague Tom Warren wrote about Microsoft&rsquo;s many buggy Windows updates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/870045\/microsoft-windows-11-issues-rebuilding-trust-notepad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in this story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But today, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/897834\/microsoft-windows-11-quality-performance-commitments-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft commits to fix Windows 11<\/a>, it&rsquo;s also signaling that our long Win \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/898082\/microsoft-promises-to-end-forced-windows-updates-still-automatic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2015, Microsoft decided that you shouldn&rsquo;t be in control of updating your PC anymore. 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