Recently I had to do a sys restore and noticed that one of the 'points' was for a date that an update was installed. I have my system set for non-automatic, always ask before installing. Why/How could this happen?
-thnx
What is the KB number of the update that was installed w/o warning?
What anti-virus app are you using?
(You could put your anti-virus app in your system specs
It was an 'Optional Update' (MSSEssentials). I went back to my settings and discovered that only 'Important Updates' was disabled. I unchecked the one for MS Updates and immediately got a warning that I would no longer get these updates. I think 'Optional Updates' should not install automatically.
Last edited by MourningStar; 17 Sep 2014 at 14:42. Reason: correction
You could update MSE via a scheduled task and a command line switch...
...that would let you disable the 'Optional Update' setting within Windows Update.
Note if you are running Silver Light you are likely to get similar silent updates. So far they never hurt my machine. But still I didn't like the idea they were creeping in without me noticing. :)
MSE will ALWAYS update - it uses a different installation mechanism to normal updates.
If you want to disable MSE definition updates you have to do that in the MSE interface, not WU.
I don't know what has changed. With my sys. configured to 'always ask' (thereby allowing me to select the updates I wanted), MS Security Essentials updates were always listed as 'optional' and I would select these as well as the 'important' updates. This is now changed apparently. So I wonder, if I uncheck the auto-update box for 'Microsoft Update', will it still inform me of their availability when I run a check or when I get the auto-notifications? This should have been setup for the user the same as 'Recommended Updates'. Yes, No?
MSE Definition updates are installed on a Scheduled task - not by WU unless you specifically request it. They are only optional in the sense that you can opt to manually install them through WU. Engine Updates are classified as Important -but are installed through WU.
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