Earlier this year, Microsoft promised to give users more control over Windows updates. Since then, early testers have been able to choose to pause Windows updates for an extended period. The second ...

Put simply, you can "skip Windows updates during setup" and even “pause updates as long as you want,” which means you can also now restart at will without any unintended consequences. “The changes are ...

Microsoft's January 2026 security update presented a shutdown issue on Windows 11 PCs, but new reports indicate that the problem extends well beyond the newest OS. Windows 10 users and Microsoft ...

Windows 11 users can now indefinitely pause updates, a long-awaited feature addressing inconvenient interruptions. Microsoft has responded to user feedback, allowing flexible scheduling of updates up ...

Windows Update can be a pain. Rebooting for updates is one thing — but a forced reboot for updates that shut down your running applications when you’re trying to get work done? Now, that’s obnoxious.