latest windows 10 update

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

Could one of youse guys explain a way to block having updates pushed on us? Using plain language if you please because I don't speak computrese.

With Windows. the is not really a great idea. Some of the updates that get installed are patches to keep the hackers out. Some like the new big update are just a major pain in the butt for millions. The have the small revisions and patches all the time. Those are important.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

If you laptop connects to your wifi on wake, but does not access the internet, it is usually a DNS issue. When I had this issue I set my DNS to Google 8.8.8.8 instead of my local router. After a couple of software updates on the router it was fixed and I could go back to letting it automatically setting the DNS to itself.

The only box in the house that does this is my Win 10 Surface.

I also have several routers and it does the same thing with all of them.

No other device does.

[Deschodt]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

With Windows. the is not really a great idea. Some of the updates that get installed are patches to keep the hackers out. Some like the new big update are just a major pain in the butt for millions. The have the small revisions and patches all the time. Those are important.

MS changed the patch model this year. The latest style of patches is a rollup of all the security patches released since January. So even if you patch infrequently, you get caught up... At the very least install the latest set to protect yourself from all the ransomware BS that was patched in March KB4012212. No joke, trust me, I work for a hospital and that one sent people scrambling...

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

protect yourself from all the ransomware BS that was patched in March KB4012212. No joke, trust me, I work for a hospital and that one sent people scrambling...

No kidding. I work for a Fortune 100 company and the poor IT sod who sits next to me found himself presenting to our CEO about how he and his team of 11 guys were going to roll out emergency patches for 14,000 systems that need to be up 24/7.

Some days I'm glad to be a glorified code monkey.