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#352399 Jan 17th, 2012 at 11:16 PM
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What's the point of them besides slowing down my computer and shutting it down to restart it on me when I'm in the middle of something.

Can they be shut off? Does it do any harm?

HELP


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Sunflowers #352461 Jan 19th, 2012 at 07:41 AM
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I would advise highly against shutting them off... They updadate windows; security fixes primarily (when I get bored I've actually read the blurb on each of them to see what they are, 90% of the time they're cleaning up old/exploitable code).

Where there are some that you could potentially skip, it's not advisable to disable it... Though that is an option too...

In windows 7 go to the blue orb in the bottom left corner, go to "all programs", then "windows update" from here click "change settings" and you get several options:
- Important Updates
--Install Updates automatically
--Download but let me choose when to install them (which I use and usually just click install before bed)
--Check for updates but let me choose when to download them
-- never check (turns windows updates off)

- Give me Recommended Updates the same way I recieve normal ones (basically allowing you to choose them when choosing what you want to install the normal ones.

- Allow all users of this computer to install updates (basically allowing non admin users to install updates)
- give me updates for new and optional microsoft updates (i think this allows you to get updates for office products too)
- Show me detailed notifications when new microsoft software is available (I have this off, I assume it just tags on more info about updates, but it's a relatively new option from another update).


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Sunflowers #352496 Jan 19th, 2012 at 11:18 PM
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Thanks so much...everytime I open my laptop...it's loading something and shutting it off on me. I like the idea that I can control it.

You've saved me a few headaches kissie


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