Forced Windows updates can now be paused forever
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Apr 25, 2026first reported
Apr 26, 2026latest update
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No more getting caught by a forced Windows 11 update while you're in the middle of a meeting or a match. Microsoft announced some major changes coming to Windows Update on its blog, including the ability to indefinitely pause Windows updates, 35 days at a time. To give users more control, Windows Update introduced the option to extend update pauses as much…
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Apr 25, 2026F‘Shutdown, Restart’—Microsoft Changes Windows To Ease PC Users’ Frustrations
Forbes - InnovationMicrosoft confirms 'major' change affecting almost all Windows PC owners.
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Apr 26, 2026EForced Windows updates can now be paused forever
No more getting caught by a forced Windows 11 update while you're in the middle of a meeting or a match. Microsoft announced some major changes coming to Windows Update on its blog…
