Windows Update is both a blessing and a curse. Sure, each fix it installs might end up solving whatever issue you might be having with your Windows 11 machine, but the tool itself has been known to be downright obtrusive at times.
This is why Microsoft has been busy rolling out some changes, starting with the latest Windows Insider builds. MS details all of the upcoming Windows Update, err, updates in a new blog post, and top of the list is a section entitled "more control." That's a pretty good start.
"Updates are an important part of keeping your PC secure and running smoothly", Microsoft says. "But at the wrong time, they can also critically break your flow."
Preach. To rectify Windows 11's update-misbehaving ways, Microsoft has already begun rolling out a "skip updates" feature to the Out of Box Experience (OOBE), which means you can now bypass updates during installation to get to the desktop quicker. ...
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