Microsoft Adds 35-Day Update Pause Option to Windows 11 in Insider Preview
New Windows Update controls allow users to delay updates indefinitely with 35-day windows, plus improved driver update labels and power menu options
En resumen
- Microsoft is rolling out new Windows Update controls to Insider channel users, allowing them to pause updates for up to 35 days with no limits on extensions.
- The update also includes detailed driver update titles, power menu options to restart without updates, and a unified update experience to reduce reboot frequency.
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Microsoft is rolling out some long-awaited changes to Windows Update to users on its Dev and Experimental Windows Insider channels, including the ability to indefinitely delay updates up to 35 days at a time.
Last month, Microsoft announced a slew of upcoming changes to improve Windows 11 and address some of users' most common complaints about the platform. Chief among the company's planned fixes was making updates less disruptive.
In its blog post on Friday, Microsoft says you'll be able to "extend the pause end date as many times as you need" and that there are "no limits" on how many times you can reset to another 35-day window. If you don't re-pause updates at the end of the 35-day period, updates will run as usual.
The changes to Windows Update also include more detailed titles for driver updates, which will now include the device class they apply to, such as display, audio, or battery. Additionally, Windows 11 will now always have options in the power menu to restart or shut down without running updates, as well as the option to skip updates when setting up a new Windows device.
Microsoft is also "unifying the update experience" to bunch together updates so users don't have to reboot as frequently. Instead, "updates will download in the background, then will wait for a coordinated installation and restart."
