Windows users face massive update bloat, tough choices

If only the security package is installed through the website, the package of patches this month will continue to display on the WU ? Since it contains other non-critical patches and then not being installed will still be shown as a patch available(5330).

3Colors said:

If only the security package is installed through the website, the package of patches this month will continue to display on the WU ? Since it contains other non-critical patches and then not being installed will still be shown as a patch available(5330).

Yes, it will still display that months "Security Quality Update" in WU.

What a nightmare. With W10 it was already passable. But now is more complicated

3Colors said:

What a nightmare. With W10 it was already passable. But now is more complicated

The naming of the updates doesn't help matters.

The Security-only quality update should just be called a security-only update (omitting the quality), and the Security Quality Update should be called a Security AND Quality update.

Also, we have the "Preview of Security Quality Update". Which is a preview of next months recommended updates before they get rolled into next months full package.

I do not know why they came up with that. When he finished offering W10 was supposed to all be back to normal. It was fine as before. They forgot the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

3Colors said:

They forgot the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

100% agree!

MS logic is that they want to make it easier for people on clean installs, so they just install one patch, then be up to date.
This won't make a difference though unless they've fixed the slow update scans on a new install.

Unless they fix that, it'll still take hours!

Although this change is uncomfortable for some (myself included), the idea is good as you say for those starting from scratch.

Instead of seeing 100 or 200 patches now it will be seen for months and well packaged. But the dilemma is that there is a patch causes a conflict for certain PC settings. If it is urgent to fix the solution is more harmful because it would imply uninstall the entire package and be exposed to security risks.

3Colors said:

Although this change is uncomfortable for some (myself included), the idea is good as you say for those starting from scratch.

Instead of seeing 100 or 200 patches now it will be seen for months and well packaged. But the dilemma is that there is a patch causes a conflict for certain PC settings. If it is urgent to fix the solution is more harmful because it would imply uninstall the entire package and be exposed to security risks.

Yep, for people who want to get up to date quickly, and not skip updates - it's a blessing. They would still have to install a couple of patches in advance to get WU working properly though.

For people who want to pick and choose patches as before - it's the total opposite and will take a LOT more work.

What are you thinking to do Brds7t7 ? Support for W7 ends in 2019. I can tolerate as everyone here have a list of patches are not installed but they are all as optional or recommended. But see the Windows update that is pending to download the "security package" (plus extras) is another matter. As to no longer sleep peacefully, like right now XP

I do not know. I think give in to this change because right now my mind is on other things that added to all this is already a lot. Some here have already installed packages and so far so good. Except a user who had to uninstall it by finding certain problems :

Anything undesirable in KB3185330 or KB3188740?