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Defer automatic installation of ordinary updates for 30 days. Starting with Windows 10 version 20H1, this feature is more difficult to access. [33] Defer automatic installation of Windows upgrades (a.k.a. "feature updates") for 365 days. Starting with Windows 10 version 20H1, these updates are no longer automatically offered. [33]
Earlier versions of Windows Update suffered from two problems: Less experienced users often remained unaware of Windows Update and did not install it. Microsoft countered this issue in Windows ME with the Automatic Updates component, which displayed availability of updates, with the option of automatic installation.
Group Policy is a feature of the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems (including Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11) that controls the working environment of user accounts and computer accounts.
Windows 10 is a version of Windows NT and the successor of Windows 8.1. Some features of the operating system were removed in comparison to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, and further changes in features offered have occurred within subsequent feature updates to Windows 10. Following is a list of these.
And device encryption will be enabled by default by clean installation of Windows 11 24H2, called auto device encryption. [27] In September 2019 a new update was released (KB4516071 [28]) changing the default setting for BitLocker when encrypting a self-encrypting drive. Now, the default is to use software encryption for newly encrypted drives.
Windows 10, version 22H2 is the only Windows 10 update to be eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, which offers continued security updates until October 13, 2026 for consumers, or at most October 10, 2028 for businesses and schools.
It is an alternative to Windows Update for the Microsoft Windows operating systems by allowing users to search, install, postpone, and disable updates. This program is available in four available languages: English, Spanish, Korean and Russian. It supports Windows NT-based operating systems in both 32-bit or 64-bit versions.
Concerns were shown by advocates and other critics for Windows 10's privacy policies and its collection and use of customer data. [44] Under the default "Express" settings, Windows 10 is configured to send various information to Microsoft and other parties, including the collection of user contacts, calendar data, computer's appearance including color of the chassis and "associated input data ...