Windows Updates

I was reading an article about the May update that will be trying to install soon. If you are like me, these Windows updates are about as annoying as when Windows 10 first came out and relentlessly tried to force itself down your throat. That said, I really like Win 10, and think it’s the best OS that Windows has had so far. The one thing I hate is the inability to not update if I don’t want to.

Not that it’s going to change in the next update, but apparently Windows will be allowing some flexibility in its update. I’ll post a very good article on the subject HERE. 

I’m a believer that you should be keeping up with your operating system and app/program updates. Not just for security, but also for performance. That goes for Apple’s MacOS as well as the PC’s Windows OS. I also recommend putting MalwareBytes and CCleaner on both these platforms. Each has a free version, which is more manual. I buy MalwareBytes so it automatically runs in the background. Again, they are both available for Macs and PCs.

Finally, both the Mac and PC have built-in backup programs. Use them, or another program of your choice. You can do various cloud based backups as well.
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If you are on Windows 7 still, or Vista, or Windows 8.1, then you are definitely behind in the Windows lifecycle. However, they aren’t going to stop working on any particular date, just because Windows doesn’t support it. As I’ve said in the past, if you use an old OS that runs some important programs or hardware, then keep using it. Just don’t go on the internet with that computer.