Windows updates driving me crazy

[Danlenia]

Because it reached EOL four years back. So no security updates either; CVEs remain unpatched.

hhhh...I used it the same way

 

[harborsparrow]

If you poke around in the Win 10 or Win 11 settings, there is a way to stop updates for a while. But once your update pause is finished, you'll have to endure however many updates there are until it gets satisfied.

You really DO want those updates, as they contain lots of things that keep your system safe.

I just resign myself to the fact that any NEW install of Windows will update itself incessantly until it gets "caught up". After that, I'll get about one per month for major updates, and an occasional quick bug fix. And, I can arrange it so those will not automatically reboot your computer without asking me first.

I am a power Windows user and have not had any major issues with updates after that startup period I mentioned. Okay, once in a while, Microsoft gets nervous about something and issues unexpected updates--but I notice them wanting to reboot when I first turn the computer on in the morning, or get ready to turn it off at night. In the morning, I select "Update and Restart" and get a cup of coffee, and at night, I select "Update and Shut down" and head on to bed.