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Just because you personally haven't experienced any problems doesn't mean the OS is perfect.
Just because you personally haven't experienced any problems doesn't mean the OS is perfect.
Actually, the forced upgrades is an attempt to deal with this problem. Previously, there were just way too many permutations of which updates have been installed and which ones haven't for MS to adequately test any given update. Some may have required a previous update (or several updates), but because users were free to cherry pick updates there was no good way to test these scenarios.
The cumulative update process is designed to make sure all updates are installed so that MS can better test them, and make them safer for the majority of users.
There are, however, always going to be people that insist on forcing the configuration to their own whims, which means that MS will have never tested those configurations because they aren't supported. So, if you go about hacking your system, you're really taking safety into your own hands. Much like an electronics vendor can't warranty their product from electrocuting you if you've opened it up and started making modifications.
An option to defer updates for a pre set time might be a good option/compromise? Then when that time runs out do a mandatory auto install.
Driver updates should be optional no matter what though, there is no need to force driver updates via Windows update, IMHO.
The average user doesn't go around hacking there computers to their liking. They just turn it on and expect it to work. They don't want to waste their time and/or money trying to fix something that got broken because they had no control over what gets installed on their computers. MS needs to stop using the average users computers to test what works and what doesn't work. Any testing needs to be on a voluntary basis.