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Microsoft Updates the Windows Update Experience

Microsoft says the changes respond to user feedback and let people pause updates indefinitely or choose a pause end date up to 35 days away.

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: Keep the patches away for as long as you like

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Microsoft announced a few days ago that it will soon no longer be mandatory to update in addition to shutting down or restarting, and updates can be postponed indefinitely.

Microsoft has posted on its blog for Windows Insider on April 24 one of the most anticipated ads for a decade of frustrated users: Windows 11 updates can now be paused indefinitely, in 35-day blocks that can be extended as many times as you want. Jackson Chen covers it in Engadget. So far, the pause was bumped: 1, 2, 4 or 5 weeks depending on version, and upon reaching the deadline the system felt free to impose the update at the worst possible …

News extracted from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. Windows is still the most used operating system on PC, and that’s no coincidence. It has huge compatibility with hardware and software, and it’s easy to use. But it also drags historical problems. One of the most annoying has to do with automatic updates. Now, Microsoft seems to have listened to users. In the latest trial versions, the company started implementin…

Windows 11: Microsoft puts an end to the forced updates that paralyzed productivity Finished on the mornings when computer ignition turned into calvary, blocked by an endless update of Windows 11. Microsoft has just orchestrated a major overhaul of Windows Update, permanently abolishing the forcing of installations on startup. This technological revolution finally responds to the recurrent grievances of professional and private users, overtaken …

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techpowerup.com broke the news on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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