![]() Your PC is just that-it is your (P)ersonal (C)omputer. Microsoft is desperately trying to force users to Win10 (even inconspicuously) and it is up to you to pay attention and don't just indiscriminately download any update-lest you become yet another victim of Microsoft's authoritarian concept. What Woody Leonhard is saying here is absolutely correct. ![]() For many months, almost all of the non-security updates Win7 and 8.1 customers have received are specifically designed to push them to Windows 10, or to increase Microsoft's ability to snoop on Win7 and 8.1 machines. I now recommed that you Win7 and 8.1 users only install Security Updates. I use Chrome and Firefox, and only pull out IE when I feel very inclined-but even if you don't use IE, you need to keep up with its patches.Yes, you read that right. If Windows Update has a patch but the box isn't checked, DON'T CHECK THE BOX. ".I never install drivers from Windows Update (in the rare case where I can actually see a problem with a driver, I go to the manufacturer's web site and download it from the original source). Optional updates include updates and software that you can install manually, such as new or trial Microsoft software or optional device drivers from Microsoft partners.Īs posted on February 4th, 2016 by Woody Leonhard, via his own website: Recommended updates include software updates and new or improved features. If you selected Install important updates only, recommended updates will be shown together with optional updates. If you selected Use recommended settings when you set up Windows Update, then recommended updates will be shown together with important updates. Recommended updates help keep your software up to date and your computer running at its best. These updates include security and critical updates, as well as reliability improvements. Important updates help keep your computer more secure and reliable, protecting your computer and your privacy. There are three categories for updates: important, recommended, and optional. Windows Update categorizes software updates based on the update's importance.
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