Microsoft has radically changed the way it handles updates and not everyone is happy about it. Windows 10 home users will no longer have any say in what updates they get or when they get them. This change led to outrage on the internet among early adopters of Windows 10, and we can expect more now that it has been released to the general public.
For home users, the “Show or hide updates” troubleshooter (available from the Microsoft Download Center) is the only way for Windows 10 to block a particular update if it is causing problems.
Even Windows 10 Enterprise customers will have to adjust to a new paradigm of Windows Updates. There will be options for more control, such as Windows Updates for Business and the Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) options, but each of those has drawbacks as well. Windows Updates for Business only allows you to delay getting updates for a certain amount of time; it does not allow you to individually control which updates to receive. Long Term Servicing Branch gives you much tighter control, but it is an entirely separate install (ISO/WIM) and you will not receive any Windows feature updates during the life of that LTSB install.
Microsoft indicates in all its communications about Windows 10 updates that you will still be able to use WSUS or SCCM to manage updates if you have those technologies already in place. There are, however, some caveats. You can only use WSUS for Windows 10 Enterprise, whereas before you could also use it for the Professional version of previous Windows operating systems.
System Administrators who want to control Windows Updates with the same level of precision as before need to be aware that there are a few new obstacles out there, but it isn’t all doom and gloom. The new update methodology will more than likely be good for the majority of users both at home and work — even if they don’t realize it. Their computers will have the latest security and critical patches applied, which will hopefully mitigate the risk of virus, malware, and other security attacks.