![]() I'd argue this wouldn't even be half bad if it weren't "Windows 10 era" Microsoft operating systems' appetite for vacuuming up any available update at a moment's notice while removing the granular KB selection options that were present from the Windows 7 and 8.1 years. If you've listened to our podcast, you are in no doubt aware of our disdain for the apparent lack of quality assurance personnel for Windows Updates as of late. What was wrong with this, Microsoft? (Photo credit: ) Nervously refreshing and the Patch Management mailing list in anticipation of an outbreak of COVID-SERVER-19 was (and let's be real here, still is) a standard practice in the modern Windows era of monthly rollups over small granular patches. ![]() ![]() Back in the day, to have manual control, you didn't need to triage the torrent of KBs via WSUS or blindly install it all whilst praying to the Redmond gods that you wouldn't get a bum update wrecking your system. One could look down the barrel of the Windows Update firehose's nozzle and choose the water pressure at their leisure. Once upon a time, sysadmins could freely check for updates without installing them at the same time. ![]() PSWindowsUpdate: Take Back Control of Windows Update Author: Steve ![]()
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