[HN Gopher] WuMgr: Windows Update but Not Automatic
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       WuMgr: Windows Update but Not Automatic
        
       Author : majkinetor
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2022-12-29 17:47 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | MollyRealized wrote:
       | > Windows update managemetn tool for windows 10
        
       | majkinetor wrote:
       | This tool is awesome. It allows you to update Windows manually by
       | cherry picking what you want, and prevents Windows to do it on
       | its own which will typically every now and then render system
       | problematic or not working (even saw a BSOD recently). Even with
       | cherry picking carefully, Windows managed to destroy transparency
       | of my taskbar beyond repair.
       | 
       | The tool is portable and open source. You should also check out
       | the authors site, there are other important tools there, most
       | notably sandboxie.
        
         | robotnikman wrote:
         | I still think that Microsoft dissolving the QA department for
         | updates was a horrible idea.
        
         | scohesc wrote:
         | It really has seemed in the past couple of years that Windows
         | suddenly just stops working right - start menu stops coming up,
         | new explorer windows won't open, etc. etc. - which MaGiCaLlY
         | fixes itself when I hit restart and wouldn't you know it,
         | there's pending updates to install!
         | 
         | Breaking users' computers to force them to restart and install
         | updates is a bit of a weird move, but sure Microsoft, I guess
         | I'll still play your game.
        
           | dr_kiszonka wrote:
           | And those new updates break something else ; ) Right now,
           | right-clicking in my windows explorer crashes and restarts
           | it.
           | 
           | I get that Microsoft focuses on Win 11 now and they want us
           | to move over -- which often requires buying a machine, making
           | Microsoft's hardware partners happy -- but it terms of
           | productivity, Win 11 is a step backwards, at least for me.
        
           | ptk wrote:
           | I manage our company's Windows machines and I was thinking
           | this exact same thing the other day. In years past, you'd be
           | pestered to reboot until you finally acquiesced and now
           | Microsoft thinks they can get away with updating everything
           | on the sly but the effect is often exactly as you described.
           | I'm not loving it.
        
       | willio58 wrote:
       | Sounds great but also kind of a bummer this doesn't exist on
       | Windows natively.
        
         | Bick2 wrote:
         | It used to exist in Windows 7, but they removed it.
        
           | inyorgroove wrote:
           | These settings are still there you can access these settings
           | via the group policy editor if you are on 10 pro. Its
           | probably possible to do it via the registry editor also
        
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