XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:56:38 +0000, Tyrone wrote:   
      
   > On Dec 27, 2025 at 7:05:06 PM EST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:56:49 +0000, Tyrone wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Dec 27, 2025 at 12:21:04 AM EST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro"   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 03:27:32 +0000, Tyrone wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> You DO realize that you can ignore "Patch Tuesdays", right? You   
   >>>>> can totally disable the automatic updates.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You cannot disable them permanently. Sooner or later they will be   
   >>>> forced on you.   
   >>>   
   >>> Yes, you can.  No, they won't.  Group Policy Editor.   
   >>   
   >> Is that an extra-cost “Enterprise” or “Pro” feature? In other words,   
   >> irrelevant to normal Dimdows users?   
   >   
   > Windows Pro. Costs the same as Home if you know where to buy it. You   
   > can do the same thing in Home via the Registry. Group Policy Editor   
   > is just a GUI front end for the Registry.   
      
   So the answer to my question is “yes”, then: this is not something that   
   ordinary Dimdows users would even comprehend.   
      
   > I am looking at a laptop of mine. I have not "Checked For Updates"   
   > since 9/1/2025 3:02PM.   
   >   
   > 4 months.  When am I going to be "forced"?   
   >   
   > Seriously.  Stop babbling about things you know nothing about.   
      
   Seriously. Act like a grown-up Windows user and stop leaving your   
   machine wide open to malware compromises, just to prove a stupid   
   point.   
      
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