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• Troubleshooting a failed Windows 10 upgrade or feature update

  Posted on March 23, 2020 at 09:38 CDT by joep517 • Comment in the Forums

  With the Windows 7 support expiration and more people working from home, an upgrade to Windows 10 is coming into focus for people who may have been avoiding it. This article covers both Windows 10 upgrade and feature update failures. There are a number of troubleshooting tips and tools. See Ed Bott’s article on ZDNet Windows 10 upgrade failed? Use these 5 tools to find the problem and fix it fast.

  Windows 10 Win10, Win10 updates, Windows 10 installation, Windows troubleshooting

• Bott: New UK-based study shows Win10 Home users are “baffled by updates”

  Posted on February 26, 2019 at 09:43 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  

  Credit: In Control with no Control: Perceptions and Reality of Windows 10 Home Edition Update Features (PDF)

  I can’t imagine why…

  Ed Bott has a new article at ZDNet that goes over the details

  users don’t understand how often updates are delivered, nor do they appreciate the difference between monthly quality updates and semi-annual feature updates.

  I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

  survey respondents think that the Windows 10 update approach is an improvement over that found in previous Windows versions. Among participants who had experience with earlier Windows versions 53 percent reported they felt updating Windows 10 is easier, versus only 8 percent who found the process more difficult.

  a majority of respondents agreed that the Windows 10 update process causes fewer interruptions than in previous versions

  I’d sure like an opportunity to sit down with those people. And carry a big stick.

  Windows News Win10 updates

• Gralla: How to handle Win10 updates

  Posted on July 18, 2018 at 06:33 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Good roundup by Preston Gralla.

  This article (registration required) takes you through all of the tricks of the patch blocking trade, up to and including Win10 1803.

  Have any tricks to add? Hit me in the comments.

  Windows Patches/Security Win10 updates

• Woody’s Win10Tip: Apply updates carefully

  Posted on November 18, 2016 at 06:55 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Here’s an easy, step-by-step approach to applying blocked Win10 updates.

  InfoWorld Woody’s Win10Tip

  Windows Patches/Security Block Win10 updates, Win10 updates

• Microsoft’s Win10 beneficence continues next year with a strong-arm upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.1

  Posted on October 30, 2015 at 14:04 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Resistance may not be futile, but it’s sure getting tougher.

  InfoWorld Woody on Windows

  Windows Patches/Security Block Win10 updates, Win10 updates