[dayglored]

NOTE: LOTS of links and pictures in the article -- the above is just a tiny excerpt.

Question: Given the unfortunate experiences folks have been having with the Fall 2018 1809 Update, is this a bad thing?

[dayglored]

Windows 10 Update Connection Problems... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

[Purdue77]

I don’t use defender and my computer updated successfully yesterday.

[Midwesterner53]

Windows 10 is a virus that arrives unwanted and unstoppable.

[Paladin2]

"..."they are unable to connect to Windows Update"....

Is this a Bad Thing^TM?

[stylin19a]

Windows 10 - 64bit - Windows Defender successful updates today. Version 1809 has been rock solid for me.

[Scrambler Bob]

HAL is fighting back.

[Repeal 16-17]

Used Windows Update just now and had no problem. The people with this problem are probably either having network that is incompatible with Windows Update or did something with Windows’s settings.

[catnipman]

“Many Windows 10 Users Unable to Connect to Windows Update Service (Is the culprit Windows Defender?)”

that’s a blessing in disguise ...

[Migraine]

This last big update took my computer out of sync w/ my printer. Had to re-get a driver.

[ImpBill]

I use defender and just before posting this I checked for updates. Found on for Windows Defender and it downloaded and installed no issue.

[zeestephen]

MSN.com actually had a message up yesterday advising that ONLY people who get an automatic download should install the 1809 Update.

It advised everyone else to NOT download it from the Update website.

I got my auto-installed 1809 Version about five days ago.

I allow Microsoft to monitor everything in my computer - because I'm old and have nothing to hide.

I don't allow them to download beta-versions of new software, but they usually install the newest versions of Windows on my computer a week or two before they allow mass downloads.

So far, 1809 runs fine...

EXCEPT! - I keep having glitches with the Microsoft Edge browser on Free Republic.

After each new version, they fix one or two Edge problems, but create one or two new problems!

[Openurmind]

Have to go to a third party google to fix it? The concept is broken... That would embarrass me as a OS provider. lol

I see you are only trying to help folks with these friend. I actually find them quite educational and enlightening. Thank you. :)

[Paal Gulli]

The solution to problems getting Windows to update (not the same as eliminating 'bad' updates) is WSUS Offline.

WSUS is an M$ application that admins use to download all the updates their organization will use onto one device, which eliminates the need for each individual PC to have to access M$'s update servers (= saves both bandwidth and CPU power).

WSUS Offline is a (non-M$) freeware that can perform the same role on your home network. One Windows PC downloads all the updates any of your Windows PCs will need (at least as far back as Win7). Then you can distribute those updates as you see fit, either by network or by removable media (thumb drive, etc).