Mandatory Windows 10 Home updates: The good, the bad, and the ugly

it's an interesting point on apps though

On my 8.1 I have the Skype app as optional update, if all updates are forced would Skype be installed on my machine

and if I uninstalled, would windows update put it back again

paulsalter said:

it's an interesting point on apps though

On my 8.1 I have the Skype app as optional update, if all updates are forced would Skype be installed on my machine

and if I uninstalled, would windows update put it back again

I had the same issue and I uninstalled Skype and if it showed up again as an optional update I put it on hide and it never showed up again.

fracking4oil said:

You can block driver updates by following this.

The Skye update is not a driver issue.. it's an app that MS tires to install as an optional upgrade.

I have always downloaded and installed all Windows updates and never had a problem.

fracking4oil said:

The problem is that it's not only Windows Updates, but driver and app updates that may not be wanted or buggy; although, as I said above, driver updates can be stopped.

The biggest problem, though, is 3rd party AV's, but that is another thread/another subject:)

Cliff S said:

I have always downloaded and installed all Windows updates and never had a problem.

It's not that Skype causes issues it's simply not wanted by some.. like me. So I removed it and hide the update in the future.