Windows 10's automatic updates for NVidia drivers could break your computer
Found on Betanews on Sunday, 26 July 2015
One of the features that has been removed from Windows 10 -- at least for home users -- is the ability to pick and choose when updates are installed. Microsoft has taken Windows Update out of the hands of users so the process is, for the most part, completely automated.
As reported by Gordon Kelly on Forbes, there are many people complaining that updates to NVidia drivers -- which are installed without manual intervention -- are causing problems, and even killing computers.
Taking control away from users is never a good idea. Especially with updates, it's in 99% of the cases better to wait at least a week before applying then: the past has proven more than once that buggy updates were rolled out which caused nothing but troubles. Plus, you don't only get security updates, but also nagware, like Microsoft's own KB3035583 update.