Why You Should Stop Using “Check for updates” in Windows 10

It's plain stupid on part of Microsoft to use its users as guinea pig without the users knowledge and/or authorisation but it answers my one question - Windows Update finds a new update when I manually click on it & not otherwise. This question had been vexing me for days.

 

Gee whiz. Come on guys! This is just turning into another Microsoft bash-fest.

Did anybody note the blog has been updated to correct and clarify what this is all about?

It now clearly states (my bold underline added),

My advice for those who love to hate Windows, use Linux. Seriously. Except for some gaming, there's little you can't do on a Linux box.

 

Why should this important information be tucked away in some obscure blog & not on Windows Update or on the web site ?

BTW, I use Linux also

 

Good question. But again, note this information (the VP's blog article and his source blog article) are both posted in the "Windows Insider" section and not in the open public sections. That, to me, is a huge distinction - at least until MS clarifies this.

Small but critical. It is almost like leaving the word "not" out of a sentence that changes the entire meaning of the sentence.

Original: The man is Scrooge.
Corrected: The man is not Scrooge.​

A tiny, but critical clarification.

And who are "they"? Again, these blog articles were posted in the Windows Insider sections for users who have volunteered to receive "preview" versions of W10. That is NOT the general public. So MS still needs to provide more clarification as to who, exactly, this affects before - IMO - we pass judgement on WU or MS.

IMO, if there is any slamming of Microsoft that needs to be done here (for now), it is for them posting information sadly lacking in clarity and clearly without any secondary fact checking - so none of us or anyone else reading those blogs have to assume anything. Or worse, so none of us propagate misinformation, incorrect assumptions and/or false rumors.

 

That's funny (in the context of this thread) as that comment reflects yet another example of zero fact checking or of any qualified editorial review at Microsoft before posting.

While certainly not the majority, there are ~300 million Christians in the "Eastern" world (including China, the Koreas, Japan, big time in the Philippines and more) who certainly celebrate Christmas and "the holidays". And many other societies have major celebrations around the "Winter Solstice" (which happens to be today, 12/21).

And while most of us understand there is such a thing as the Chinese New Year, and many Asian (or "Eastern") societies celebrate various versions of the "Lunar" or "Spring" New Year, the entire world still observes the "calendar" new year recognizing January 1, 2019 as the first day of 2019. I note the Chinese New Year starts February 8, 2019 but January 1 is still a public holiday in China!

This is also an example of how just one word changes everything. Only in this case, it was one extra word instead of one missing word.