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by John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc.

Microsoft Tool to Block or Hide Unwanted Windows 10 Updates

July 28, 2015

Microsoft wants to protect users from themselves. I’m sure that was the reason Microsoft coded Windows 10 to mandate installation of updates. Apparently, too many people were not installing updates and leaving themselves vulnerable. In fact, not installing updates is one of the leading reasons your computer gets compromised. However, sometimes updates are not a good thing. Recently, several Windows 10 testers complained that an NVidia driver update was screwing up their computers.

Not to worry. Microsoft has released a troubleshooter package (KB3073930) that lets you block or hide critical updates and even driver updates. The package seems to work in the latest release of Windows 10 as well. It looks like Microsoft listened to the complaints and provided a way for you to override the automatic installation of updates.

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