With Windows 10 Pro, I have the option to defer upgrades in my Windows 10 updates settings. Apparently, this doesn't affect security updates, but just delays new features.
It seems like a good idea to let everyone else test new features for a while before I let MS install them on my computer. But its not clear to me just what sort of new features I would be deferring, or if it would actually make updates any less hair-raising than they already are.
Is there any downside to checking this? Would this change my ability to delay restarts after updates?
QuoteIt seems like a good idea to let everyone else test new features for a while before I let MS install them on my computer.
While W10 was just released to the general public, it has been in beta for many months. And as noted in many places, those users who have signed up to be "Windows Insiders" will get the "new features" first for testing before the rest of us get them. So I don't see the harm in not deferring these updates as it is likely any serious bugs will be shaken out before the new features are released to everyone else. That defer option is really for businesses and computers on corporate and big organizational/government networks.
What Does "Defer Upgrades in WIndows 10 Mean? (http://www.howtogeek.com/223083/what-does-%e2%80%9cdefer-upgrades%e2%80%9d-in-windows-10-mean/) is a good How-To Geek article explaining the process and the different W10 Branches.
Thanks Digerati,
That is basically what I needed to know. :)