It's the all or nothing approach to updates now. You can't pick the fixes you want.
On 13 Dec. 2017 15:33, "Ken Schaefer" <[email protected]> wrote: > You might want to bookmark this link (note, the dates are displayed in US > format). Expect a major update every ~6 months if you are on Current > Branch. If you have access to installed Enterprise Edition, you can move to > Long Term Servicing Branch, which means you only get major updates every > 2-3 years (like deploying a new OS version like you used to do) > > > > https://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/release-info > > > > The updates from 1511 -> 1607 -> 1703 -> 1709 are these “big updates” that > you are seeing. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:ozdotnet-bounces@ > ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Greg Keogh > *Sent:* Tuesday, 12 December 2017 3:23 PM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [OT] Big Windows 10 update > > > > Folks, I didn't know it was coming, but I accepted a big Windows 10 update > last night. An unfamiliar large blue notification tray window warned me it > was a major update that would take a while. So I went and talked to the > cats while it updated. > > > > Well, this is a big update. User profiles seem to be recreated on first > login. Wallpaper went black. All The crappy Universal apps I removed came > back, including new ones like "Mixed Reality" that you can't get rid of, > even using PowerShell as real Admin. All file-open dialogs changed size. > The Start menu was full of dozens of repeated "NoUIEntryPoints-DesignMode" > items and other app menus that were never seen before. Registry adjustments > to take stupid nodes out of the Windows Explorer tree were undone. New > icons appeared in the tray by default (but could be hidden). And other > little things as well... I spent over an hour trying to clean all the > "garbage" out again. > > > > Overall, I'm quite pissed off. Every major Windows update seems to take > more and more control away from me, and I'm being told what I should use > and like (I can use a Mac if want that!). > > > > So just a warning. > > > > *Greg K* >
