https://lemmy.nz/u/throws_lemy posted on Apr 4, 2026 11:54
laughs in setting home wifi to be a metered connection so windows update refuses to download
Laughs in completely switch to Linux
laughs in Copilot determining your device is ready and overriding your metered connection, even if it generates fees (e.g. if you went over your data limit).
/s
What worries me about this, and other update systems is, as an advanced user, I should be at the front of the line to get updates, not because I deserve them more than you do (speaking to someone who is not an advanced user, not someone who is browsing a technology community on Lemmy) but because I’m gonna report the bugs and hopefully you get a more stable update.
A lot of apps (VLC being a popular one) have a button in the settings that says “I am an advanced user” which gives you access to settings that can worsen the app experience in some cases. I think operating systems should have this. Take the kid gloves off and treat me like the expert user I claim to be. With Windows, this is kind of gated behind a purchase. That kind of user should buy Windows Pro, but most of those users realise Windows Home is good enough. Even so, buying Pro doesn’t mean you get the updates first (or can defer them longer if that is your goal).
User: How about I’m ready when I say I’m ready?
Microsoft: Nah, don’t worry this will only take a few minutes…
Okay, but why would you:
a) use machine learning for rolling out an update,
b) tell your users about it, and
c) not call it “AI-based”, so that your investors throw more money at you?
What happened to Microsoft’s promise to not force updates on its users? What about their admission they screwed up their system with AI? Did they forget?
Never mind the sentiment of people here. This isn’t going to fly with business customers eventually, either.
Theyre american. Their guarantees arent worth shit.
You… You can do that?
Its amazing the lengths Microsoft will go to force updates on users, and yet at work we regularly have devices where the latest updates fail to install because Windows update is a pile of shit