Automatic Updates set to download and allow me to choose

[Guest John H]

Why is it that some updates do not allow me to choose whether or not to

accept them, but automatically install on restart??? I don't even get the

normal system tray notifier so that I can see what it is!

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Automatic Updates set to download and allow me to choose

 

John H wrote:

> Why is it that some updates do not allow me to choose whether or not to

> accept them, but automatically install on restart??? I don't even get the

> normal system tray notifier so that I can see what it is!

 

Of the 4 radio buttons shown in WU options, which one do you have

selected?

 

Did you install any Windows Live products? Windows Live Messenger,

Windows Live Mail, etc.? Microsoft includes a Windows Live Installer

which is also an updater program (you'll see it running in the Processes

tab of Task Manager). Go into Add/Remove Programs and uninstall that

installer/updater. I got rid of it just to keep my host clean and

because I don't want anything updating without my permission, and I've

heard some users complain about this updater doing updates without their

permission or installing something they never got to select. In the

least, it is a superfluous updater since visiting Windows Update will or

should check if those WL components need updating.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Automatic Updates set to download and allow me to choose

 

Which updates?

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John H wrote:

> Why is it that some updates do not allow me to choose whether or not to

> accept them, but automatically install on restart??? I don't even get the

> normal system tray notifier so that I can see what it is!