Consumers buying Windows 10 starting July 29 should know that software updates and patches will be mandatory going forward.
With the current Windows 8.1 release, users could opt to delay or even nix individual updates, according to the Verge. Allowing users to pick the time for downloads is great for people who want to make sure the work happens overnight or at a time they won’t be using their computer.
The problem with mandatory updates and, of course, not letting the user roll back those updates is that Windows updates can and do occasionally break things. And often the things they break only affect a subset of users that isn't big enough for Microsoft to care enough about to fix what it broke. Right now, those users can rollback updates and get their system working again. In Windows 10, they will be perma-fucked.
http://fortune.com/2015/07/17/windows-10-mandatory-updates/
The problem with mandatory updates and, of course, not letting the user roll back those updates is that Windows updates can and do occasionally break things. And often the things they break only affect a subset of users that isn't big enough for Microsoft to care enough about to fix what it broke. Right now, those users can rollback updates and get their system working again. In Windows 10, they will be perma-fucked.
#scitech