(And it's one of the reasons you might not want to upgrade to Windows 10 just yet.) This new feature is actually pretty convenient for most users, but not everyone wants their operating system updated on Microsoft's schedule. Windows 10 automatically checks for, downloads and installs new updates to your PC - whether you like it or not.

That's probably why Microsoft has - controversially - decided to make Windows 10 an automatically-updating OS. To that end, consider the information below to be out of date, with a more thorough update to come.Īs a general rule, an up-to-date operating system is a secure operating system, and some people are terrible at updating their operating systems. And, while the the recent WannaCry ransomware does not (thus far) appear to affect Windows 10, you need to make sure your PC is kept up-to-date with security patches to avoid exactly those sort of attacks. Update, May 15: With the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft has largely addressed the forced updates that often resulted in lost work.