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Pausing Updates in Windows 10 version 1703...
I have the Creator Update on a few of my systems (it still wont work on my Laptop, which I am not happy about). On the systems that are running Creator Update, I never noticed an option to Pause either. I also have Home Edition.
I just did some searching and found that the Pause option is only available in Pro, Education, and Enterprise versions. Link below to other features if you'll want to read em.
I guess I should have searched a little more thoroughly. :smileyfrustrated:
With that said, and with the initial question asked, I doubt that I will ever use the ability to pause my updates. It was only a question of curiosity as to why one of my computers would show a different ability than the other when they have the exact same version of Windows 10. Well, not the EXACT same. My laptop (a Dell) originally had Windows 8 Pro OEM preloaded and was upgraded to Windows 8.1 Pro, then Windows 10 Pro and then to the present version of Windows 10 Pro. All of them were done with the free upgrades. My desktop (built by me), on the other hand, started with a retail version of Windows 7 Pro, then upgraded with a retail version of Windows 8 Pro, then the free upgrades from that. I wonder if the difference between the allowable days to pause is due to the one being OEM and the other being retail.
In the end, though, like I said, I'll probably never use that ability, anyway. I've never used the ability to set my laptop to a metered connection with WiFi, nor have I done so with the new ability to do the same with my desktop and a direct LAN connection. I've never been close enough in my data use and allotment to need to worry about it.
"I've never used the ability to set my laptop to a metered connection with WiFi, nor have I done so with the new ability to do the same with my desktop and a direct LAN connection."
I tried and it's an annoying feature, because many of the apps (including the antivirus app, for dog's sake), will pop up messages saying "we can't update this app because you're on a metered connection." Well, gee, then let the malware assault begin. I'll get some rocks.
I randomly check for updates and do the anti-virus updates when they show if no other updates are available. If there are other updates, I open Windows Defender and download the updates from the program its self. This only downloads the update for Defender and no others. I am not sure if you are still able to do the update within the new Defender program in Creator Update (1703).
I also got details from someone where I can set a Scheduled Task to have ONLY Windows Defender update at a certain time each day. Only thing with this is it only allowed me to do update at one specific time each day (I tried other settings but from what I noticed they didnt work) So if there are multiple updates in a day or an update after the set Scheduled Task you wont get the update til the next day. But this way at least Defender is being updated daily instead of not at all.
If Windows Defender is your main AV program for your computer, I would at the very least install the free version Malwarebytes to augment it, if you have not already. Windows Defender is okay, but it's pretty much the bottom of the barrel when it comes to AV, giving you only the most basic of protection. With that said, there are other free AV programs out there that will protect your machine considerably better.
My personal preference is Avast. It has very good ratings, even when compared to many of the paid AV programs. And Malwarebytes is still good to augment that, too.
Comodo has my vote and US based.
