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Just did jump to 1803 from 1703 and with the exception of having to redo some of my settings, it did very well. Actually 1803 fixed a couple of software bugs that were present in 1703 and gone in 1803. Overall Win. 10 upgrade is working out better than having 1703. My Win. 7 updates and Office 365 all went on with no problems encountered. Best update month, for me anyway, in a long time.

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Absolutely mind boggling the incompetency being shown by M$. Any other big company with that kind of track record would have fired the whole bunch of them and started over a long time ago. And raising prices is a real slap in the face to the customer.

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rc primak, HiFlyer, Elly, Myst

Not sure about that. Anyone with a bit more knowledge want to chip in on this one.

So, the way I see it, why is M$ even the least little bit concerned about updates anyway ? Make them available and let the customer choose if he or she wants to update or not. People make bad choices sometimes. If you image a system you can recover or if not, you can reinstall Windows. Why does this choice seem to bother them so much? Microsoft needs to key on turning out quality updates and not be so concerned about what you and I are doing. If I mess it up, I do it over. If they were as concerned about quality as much as they are about spying and sticking their noses into everyone business, it would be a lot better experience for everyone.

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Moonbear, Cybertooth

Group A….At this point in time, it’s looking like I might be wise to skip July on both Win 7 and 10 and hope they get it right next month. With the updates being cumulative, would anybody see a problem with this solution ?

Am I assuming correctly that when it goes to DEFCON 3 for July, that Microsoft is going to attempt to force 1803 on us instead of getting the usual updates for 1703 ?

I take that as double talk meaning if you’re not on 1803, be prepared to have it crammed down your throat at any time.  KB-4315567 = Update Assistant ( Different Approach ). Just guessing based on MS’s less than stellar track record.

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HiFlyer, Seattle27

KB-4284830 caught me ( actually the wife ) off guard this afternoon. Although it downloaded and installed with no problems and I have yet to encounter any. Everything went smooth. Doesn’t mean that they’re not there, I just haven’t noticed any if there is. KB-4284833 has yet to rear it’s ugly face. It checked for additional updates after rebooting and it wasn’t there. I forgot to secure everything after the last updates and it looks like I may have dodged a bullet for now anyway.

Anyone know the exact name of this new “background service” and will it even be listed in services or will it be a hidden one ?

Windows 10 Pro….Just did install the June updates. As soon as they were installed and as soon as the desktop showed after restarting, I killed my internet connection. First thing I noticed, was there is no more Update Assistant listed in the Programs and Features list like before. I deleted it from the C/Windows directory and then restored my internet connection and checked for any more updates. Stated everything was up to date. As far as changing or resetting any settings pertaining to windows update ( Group Policy, Windows Update Blocker, Etc ), everything was left unchanged. I think I was able to get rid of it before it could cause any grief, simply by killing the internet connection to keep it from phoning home. So far everything is working okay and no problems. If anything changes, I’ll post back.

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columbia2011, HiFlyer, Laptop Boy, Microfix

Windows Update Blocker has a newer version out. You can now add as many items to the block list as you feel you need to.

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HiFlyer, Elly

As far as losing support goes, you can’t lose what you never had in the first place.

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abbodi86, David F, Bill C., Geo, johnf, gkarasik, lanceboil, FakeNinja, JohnW, BobbyB, amraybt, WildBill, HiFlyer

Why would Microsoft take on more responsibility, when it can’t even handle the current load. All this does is make the malware-virus we all know as Microsoft stronger. Bet they pull more people off of Windows and move them to Github. That’s going to make patching a whole lot better. Right ?

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anita.yk, Elly, Cybertooth

The fact that it’s less expensive is supposed to make you feel better when WU breaks it.

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