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   Carlos E. R. to Frank Slootweg   
   Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might    
   13 Feb 25 22:18:20   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-02-13 17:31, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > Daniel70  wrote:   
   > [...]   
   >   
   >> When do MicroSoft release their 'normal' updates?? First Tuesday of the   
   >> month?? Second?? Third??   
   >   
   >    Second Tuesday US time. For you that would be the second Wednesday.   
   > I'm in The Netherlands and do my updates on the second Wednesday, which   
   > was yesterday (day before yesterday by the time you wake up! :-)).   
   >   
   >    BTW, with regard to your data-limit problems: You can easily delay   
   > updates for upto 4 weeks:   
   >   
   >    Disconnect from the network (so Windows Update can't check for   
   > updates). Settings -> Windows Update -> Pause updates -> Extend for   
   > X weeks. And connect again to the network. Windows Update has a '[Resume   
   > updates]' button to resume at any time, but be warned, when you click   
   > that button, it'll do a check for updates right away.   
      
   Better to define the connection as metered. Windows will then not do   
   automatic updates.   
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
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