Windows 10: Is CU now being forced on my system?

I have been running v1607 and had Windows Update set to defer FEATURE Updates.
Today I see one of the Updates Windows Update is telling me to download is Version 1703. Isn't that CU that I did not want and is there any way to stop it?

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It's 04.10.2017, I would think I'd get Creators Update by now...

Back when CU came out, I still had a Phenom II X4 840 (plus 8 GB DDR2 RAM and GTX 970). I wasn't too concerned about the lack of CU, since I thought my CPU might be too old, so it's further down the line when it comes to the update being released.

A few months ago, however, I got myself an upgrade to Ryzen 5 1600 and 16 GB DDR4. Turns out, CU didn't come to my PC yet, regardless of the upgrade.

Is it a matter of Ryzen CPUs not being fully supported by Microsoft yet? Is it just a matter of my PC being randomly not chosen for any of the update rollout waves?

Also, yes, I know I can force the update. But I'd rather not. I'd rather install it when MS says it's safe to do so.

 

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Thanks Greg,

Uninstalling CU 1709 worked. A bit frustrating that I'm now forced to install updates that cause issues. Way to go Microsoft.

 

Hi, I had this happen too.

Defer feature upgrades = delay it for some months. Defer = delay, not stop, prevent, inhibit.

Try this to extend the delay:







Ultimately to stay with the Anniversary edition you will presumably have to disable Windows Update completely.

References:
Configure Windows Update for Business (Windows 10) | Microsoft Docs
The new Defer Upgrades and Updates Group Policy in detail 4sysops
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/set-pe...tes-windows-10

Note:
A further level of protection is gained by setting Windows updates to Notify
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/make-w...indows-updates

 

Thank You. However, should I let it update? I always do an image first so I could restore the image cant I?

 

I'm not 100% sure, but I can't see why you wouldn't be able to do a restore point or something of that nature if you find out you don't want the update. (or an image like you said.) Good luck, let us know if it works.
(p.s. getting kinda tired of M$ plugging updates as critical or whathaveyou when they're not necessary at all.)

 

Well, as they say, the choice is yours. And a very wise person would, as you say, create or update a disk image first.
If the Creator's works ok for you, that's fine... you didn't say if you'd a specific reason to defer it.

 

System Restore points are (as they should be as the old ones are then meaningless) deleted when you upgrade. So they are irrelevant in that context. Reversion to the previous build (within 10 days) is supported.

MS's policy of providing security updates would be fine if
a. they were always reliable (sometimes after a new build they may be problematic
b. there was no risk of an unexpected restart.

- I choose to have updates set to Notify so they are downloaded at my convenience - I can update my disk image beforehand, and no risk of unexpected restart.

Necessity- they may not add functionality, but they are meant to fix bugs and security loopholes.

 

Thank you all:
What I meant by an image was a FULL Image using Macrium Reflect!

 

create = full image.

If you already have an image set (base image + differentials or base + incrementals) well, heck, you can just create a new differential or incremental (= update your image).

The end result is you're protected. The choice is yours.

 

I agree, I didn't mean to imply the updates are worthless.

to MPSAN: when i referred to using Macrium Reflect, I cloned the drive, so if you have an unused drive, I suppose you could either clone it or create an image to reapply if the updates do not suit you or what have you. I think dalchina is correct in that you should be a-okay!

 

OK, ALL:

Well, I had been worried that the CU would deactivate Windows and Office 2016. Others say that it will not and that all of their software, MS and others, was OK after the update!

 

MPSAN, I received notification (thru Windows Update) of CU over the weekend. I was hoping it would never find me because of all the problems people had been having with it. But, given that it was here, I wouldn't be able to take any other updates w/o CU also, so I just bit the bullet and did it.

I created a system image first (as I do once a week), then did the update. No problems there. (In theory you could use Windows' rollback mechanism (10 day limit, I think) to undo CU, but restoring from a system image probably would be faster, easier, and less probability of something going wrong.) There have been lots of horror stories with this thing, but maybe M$ used the last few months to fix the problems. Other than a minor hiccup with the screen saver I haven't had any problems.

 

There may be ways to prevent upgrading from 1607 to 1703.
For example on one of my computers that had gone through the automatic update there was just a pop up indicating that the upgrade failed. So as long as you know how to make the upgrade fail you can be successful in preventing the upgrade. You are not able to stop it from attempting the upgrade beyond the recurrent 6 days for a period of time though.

 

No you should be just fine, Windows CU will not disable your Windows or your Office 2016, plus the fact you use Macrium Reflect you have yourself well covered and protected. *Smile The Windows CU has gone thru some minor bug fixes also since it was 1st released, which also helps a lot now. These fixes are all included in your upgrade.

You Will get a new Recovery Partition installed on your drive thou. giving you TWO recovery partitions, just so you know.
This won't hurt anything, just takes up more HD space.