Windows 10: updates out of control

I am receiving huge updates that are costing me both financially and in data usage. I have a relatively low data limit on my PC (10Gb's pm) and the updates are consuming the lot just lately. Today 2 updates were installed. One was described as a cumulative update and the other just an update. However they both consumed approx. 3.1 Gb's each, I can give you the amount in kilobytes but they're almost exactly the same and it looks awfully like a duplication.
This is not the first time it's happened and also the duplication. It is extremely annoying and, as I said, costly. I think it's disgusting. I was almost coerced into changing to Win 10 in the first place and now they are almost equivalent to stealing my download. If I could lodge an official complaint I would.

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Updates out of control - literally

Last night I sat down to do urgent work, and my machine automatically did the latest update - 4 HOURS!!!

Effectively my computer was broken. When I needed it. Not my fault. MICROSOFT screwed me.

Now I find that I can't prevent this happening again. No settings allowed that can stop an update overriding my urgent need to use my computer when I need it. What this means is that I can't be sure my computer will work if I use Windows 10.

This is outrageous. But there is no way to complain to Microsoft. They have no mechanism to contact them by any electronic means. Send a letter to an address in California???? REALLY? The only options???

That is a great big F# you! from Microsoft.

I assume that they will not accept criticism of any sort, even when valid. I also assume that this post will be quickly censored.

Am I alone in this?

 

Windows 10 updates are out of control

Windows 10 updates automatically cannot be controlled !!! What idiot decided to do this, I got to the ofifce this morning to get some urgent files off my machine and guess what? Some idiot at Microsoft has taken control of my machine, I can't get in for
an hour while it goes into this crazy Microsoft update sequence, I turn it off in fury and then have to wait for it to re-load the old version, I HATE MICROSOFT

It will be Apple in my office at the next upgrade. Apple must laugh when they see this form of stupidity form their competitors. Why do IT **** think they have a right to control my machine, you might think your updates are important, I don't, I think
my work is more important, NOT YOURS. I HATE MICROSOFT.

No more MS products here.

 

The really big update you just got was the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. You can turn off Windows Update by going to Control Panel - System and Security - Administrative Tools - Services. Double click on Windows Update and Disable it. You'll have to find some other way to keep your system up to date, as Windows 10 is an evolving program, and the updates WILL keep being released, although you won't be receiving them. Just be aware if you do turn Update back on you are going to get them all.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8...dows-10-a.html

 

It still doesn't solve my problem but thanks anyway.

 

Hi. Have you set your system for metered connection?
Ethernet Connection - Set as Metered or Unmetered in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

That should help.

 

Yes but it sounds like they are a necessary evil and download them or not they will still accumulate. In the past, previous versions, updates were only installed automatically if they were important to the running of the computer (I assume). I'm sure I'm getting a lot of stuff I don't require which is so wrong. I don't have anything against updates. I would just like a bit more choice.

 

Any OS without updates is dead OS. You may not need them but OS does and that keeps you safer and up to date.

 

I believe this is the main problem the thread starter is posting about. It appears that this data plan is way too small for Windows 10 operations. It appears that there are two possible solutions: Budget for and get a bigger data plan, or, rollback to the previous Windows version. Getting a larger data plan would probably be best.

 

I agree with you but I also think that Microsoft have to take some responsibility. When I purchased my current laptop it came with W8. Not long after that I was bombarded with recommendations to move on to W10. It was free so I accepted the invitation. It all started then with the first huge downloads with no prior notice. Things have been ok until the last month or so and now a new wave has started, again with no prior notice. Yes maybe I do need a new plan but I manage because I have to and maybe you don't understand that.

 

"...Yes maybe I do need a new plan but I manage because I have to and maybe you don't understand that..."
I understand perfectly! I'm entering a few lean years, so I have cut out paying for several very good programs and going with their respective free versions. Now, remember you accepted Microsoft's invitation. Microsoft is not going to change its operations to suit me, to suit you, to suit anybody using Windows, unless many many folks email in, write in with their comments, complaints, suggestions -- which sometime have caused changes to be made.
Let me rephrase my earlier comment:
You have a fork in the road; you will take one of the following tines:
-- either rollback, full image back, to Windows [8 did you say?], or
-- keep Windows 10 and suffer more of Microsoft's Windows Updates operations, or
-- do I have done -- cut off paying for some things -- and get a bigger data plan
Again, because of lean years are a'comin' for me, I have made deep cuts in pay-for programs; I can relate!

 

I don't think that one has to go to the expense of extra data for Windows... It is a huge data hog re updates, telemetry and such, (just comapare using Linux or network activity with WireShark)) hence I use TinyWall to control data exchange - set WU off and download CU when needed.

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Thanks a lot RolandJS, I do appreciate your interest and advice. I will press on and see if my advice from Optus is true. They say that these substantial downloads from Windows are just one off and it will settle again. All the very best to you, Maurice.

 

Thanks Superfly, your advice much appreciated, call me ignorant if you like but I just like simplicity and I'd rather press on and hope as I was advised by Optus the updates were probably a one off and will go back to normal. I get myself into trouble when I dig too deep into the workings of my computer. Not cyber tech savvy! *Sad

 

I'm sorry RolandJS but I'm back on updates again. Why do I have to accept the following recent installed updates? I've tried to list them below as they were displayed on my computer under Installed Updates. There appears to be at least one obvious duplication?

27/08/2016 Update for Microsoft Windows KB3176936
03/09/2016 Update for Adobe Flash Player KB3189031
03/09/2016 Update for Microsoft Windows KB3176938

It has come to the stage where I will have to remove Widows 10 from my computer and install Windows 7 again. There is still support for W7 until 2020+. I'd rather go the expense of making the change than suffering the anxiety that W10 is causing me.
Again I look like going well over my data cap. On this occasion I look like going well over my cap and the charge is $10 per extra Gig. I rarely had this problem with W7 if ever. I'm not going to change immediately if you'd care to comment.