hirako2000 8 hours ago

> pause updates for longer when needed

> all while reducing update noise with fewer automatic restarts and notifications.

Pause for longer.. why not just stop. And resume when wanted.

Fewer automatic restart. What about no automatic restart.

I couldn't read any further. Mind bended leadership to think this sort of wording after the obvious fiasco would make users hopeful.

I stopped using windows personally 15 years ago. My mental health improved right away. Forced to use Windows at work, I finally got liberated 4 years ago and my mental health got even better. I refuse since then employment forcing me to use this OS. It's a health hazard, always has been.

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sonofhans 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> “why not just stop”

Because most regular people will never choose to turn them back on, that’s why. We already know what the world looks like when millions of computers run an unsecured OS. Last I heard, a stock Windows 98 machine lasted 30 seconds online before being compromised. Automatic updates are good, and they’re here to stay.

	▲	b65e8bee43c2ed0 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		next up: an automatic visit from your friendly neighborhood policemen to install a camera in every room of your home. we already know what the world looks like when millions of "adults" are allowed to "do whatever they want" in the privacy of their homes.
	▲	Spivak 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Looks like you'll be able to pause them indefinitely with the new update so we'll see if this prediction comes true. Most computers will spend their entire life never once exposed to the public internet, the firewall does still work even if a cafe is your threat vector, and browsers and AV definitions are still automatically updated so I'm siding with the doubters on this one.

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lldb 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Apple has, AFAICT, never required automatic updates. I just checked the iOS 26 settings, and sure enough, I have both download and install automatically turned off. So it is possible.

	▲	aucisson_masque 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		But what will happen to your computer once you connect it to internet ??? You will be infected if it doesn't get updated asap !! No one should be able to have control over his computer.

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gmueckl 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Well, if yo allow random users to just stop updates forever in a non-managed environment, then a good portion of them won't remember to reenable them. This would create new breeding grounds for security vulnerabilities. Remember Sasser and Blaster?

Average computer owners don't really care about their machines, let alone understand them. Computers are appliances to them like their washing machines and microwaves.

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190n 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Later in the post they expand on that point:

> More direct control over updates, including the ability to pause updates for as long as you need

So it does sound like you'll be able to pause updates forever and also therefore not automatically reboot.

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aucisson_masque 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Agree, even if it reads like you are exaggerating it, I fully understand it.

I was forced to work on windows for years too, it's like working with a tool that's broken and repaired with duct tape. You can't stop thinking it's amateurish and this product should have perished a long time ago.

Switching everything to apple was like a breath of air, sadly it's starting to become bad. Every updates brought stuff that felt out of place but last one is complete nonsense..

And it's not like there is much competition, it's either'duct tape' windows, macos or 'broken' Linux.