I got that....I have exactly the same issues with Apple.
But to continue defense of the auto-update issue, Windows for some time has had their own anti virus application. They have to have the auto updater turned on to update the virus data base as well as the associated program.
Also they want those security updates loaded.
It seems to me that they really had little choice but to take away the option of turning it off.
I don’t have any issues with that. Some of the enterprise users may but the version they will likely have, does have a delayed update provision.