Ok, I need to b**** about the Windows 10. When I went to bed last night, I left my computer running. I had no real reason to, but it is my computer and if I want to keep it running all night, that should be my right. When I came back to my computer for the first time today, I found out it had automatically restarted for an update. I have no problem having a setting to automatically download, and install updates and restart the computer when necessary. But,
IT SHOULDN’T BE FORCED ON ME!!!
I should be able to set it so it doesn’t automatically restart. I should be able to set my computer to only update manually. But no the stupid forking people at Microsoft don’t seem to understand that! I’m mean how idiotic and stupid do you have to be to not understand that owners of computers should have the right to only update when they want to?!?! This should be basic. My computer should not restart itself unless I want it too. Have these idiots never heard of someone leaving program running overnight??!!?? I would never do it, but I have such a desire to find and beat up Bill Gates. This is just utterly stupid.
Are you sure you can’t change it to ask you before updating? I don’t have Win 10 but every previous version allows this.
Sadly you cannot.
You can, however, set the active hours Settings > Update & security > Change active hours) to overnight and the computer won’t restart while you’re using it, so it won’t automatically restart (I accidentally did this myself and it never automatically restarts anymore).
If you’re on wifi, you can go through Settings > Network & Internet > Wifi > Manage Known Networks, then select your network, click “Options” and enable the “Set as metered connection” option. This “tricks” Windows into thinking you’re using a cell network to connect to the Internet, where you might get charged for using data if the computer were to download updates automatically.