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Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts) Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:38 AM Mar 2016

Windows Update

I have a setting of "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them". Once a month, I check for updates.

I changed this setting on a recommendation so Windows 10 wouldn't install. Last night, I checked for updates and downloaded them. I didn't install them because I planned on doing that this morning. Now I can't find them to install. I checked for updates, but that's been running over an hour.

What can I do? Thanks

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Windows Update (Original Post) Holly_Hobby Mar 2016 OP

Did you look in your Downloads folder? lamp_shade Mar 2016 #1

Yes, but the problem is gone now Holly_Hobby Mar 2016 #2

Another thing to always do is to -none Mar 2016 #3

Oh thank you! Holly_Hobby Mar 2016 #4

It is pretty sad when 3rd parties have to write programs to protect us from a corporation -none Mar 2016 #5

lamp_shade

(14,828 posts)

1. Did you look in your Downloads folder?

Reply to Holly_Hobby (Original post)

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:10 AM

Mar 2016

Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts)

2. Yes, but the problem is gone now

Reply to lamp_shade (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:19 AM

Mar 2016

I guess they were installing when I looked for them, and weren't showing up. Thanks for your reply.

-none

(1,884 posts)

3. Another thing to always do is to

Reply to Holly_Hobby (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 10:43 AM

Mar 2016

Hide Windows updates Only install the Security Updates.
Microsoft has been getting down right mid-evil in their quest to get everyone on Windows 10.

This list of updated that are good not to have, may be of some help.
http://timws.com/stuff/KB_patches.pdf

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/109516842 and post #4, for more info.

Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts)

4. Oh thank you!

Reply to -none (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 11:27 AM

Mar 2016

I do not want Windows 10. I have a Canon printer that Canon hasn't updated drivers for Windows 10, I don't want to buy a new printer. I really don't have the time right now to learn it. I don't have the motivation or patience right now either.

-none

(1,884 posts)

5. It is pretty sad when 3rd parties have to write programs to protect us from a corporation

Reply to Holly_Hobby (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 11:46 AM

Mar 2016

that has the most popular OS, various versions of Windows, on most of the PC's world wide.
When their latest version, Windows 10, is considered a virus by many. A virus, whose main function is spyware for ads and who knows what else and is being forced on us, whether we want it or not. Most people do not.

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