I have Fast Startup turned on, I'll change it and see what it does on the next update.

I know about that, I am just stating that it no longer installs the updates that it has already downloaded on a shutdown and restart, it seems that it MUST be a "Reboot"

Has anyone else noticed that after an update from Windows Update you "Must" do a Reboot for the installation/update to process. In prior versions of Windows when I would take an update, I might just...

Happy?, NO!
I immediately got rid of it and use "Start is Back", Now I'm Happy, just like I was in 8.0/8.1

This is so strange, the ethernet connection works fine on my Dell 2710 , and it is using the Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 PCI-E , and the driver is the Microsoft provided one dated 4/1/13, Version...

it almost sounds like it thinks there is a proxy server running.
I assume that you have double checked your IP settings etc...

Can your Acer laptop see your Dell 2710? Checking to see if your internal network is OK...
My 2.1.0.16 is dated 4/1/13

I have a Dell 2710, and I went from 8.1 to 10 with no problems...well, make that one small problem, some days I can not swipe left or right in programs like Chrome to go backward or forwards, I can...