Overview
- Microsoft, which detailed the changes Friday, began rolling them out to Windows Insiders in the Dev, Experimental and some Beta builds.
- Windows Update now lets users pause updates for up to 35 days using a calendar and re‑pause with no limit, allowing long deferrals if users keep extending.
- The power menu separates standard Restart and Shut down from Update and restart or Update and shut down, so a quick reboot or shutdown no longer forces an update.
- Driver updates show the target device class in the title, and Microsoft is coordinating driver, .NET and firmware items to install with the monthly quality update to cut restarts to about once a month.
- Users can also skip updates during setup to reach the desktop faster, though managed enterprise devices keep stricter rules, and Microsoft says broader availability will follow Insider testing.