The problem is Microsoft have abused it. Now they claim an update is for security, but instead it just reverts settings to promote their other products.
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The problem is Microsoft have abused it. Now they claim an update is for security, but instead it just reverts settings to promote their other products.
In Windows’ case, this is the truth. But certified corporation momentos are not a required side-effect of this approach to updates.
Yes, but trust is required of users are not going to boot out. If it’s not opt out, that’s a risk in intself.