content: This article talks about security updates, but Microsoft's plan is to force all updates; security updates and feature updates. They will not be implementing a method to disable automatic updates and will only offer a "fast" and "slow" track (default will be fast). I'm okay with forced security updates as that will help keep the non-tech-savvy people safe (and really, who purposefully doesn't install critical security updates), but I rarely install "recommended" updates and with Win10 there will be no choice. A lot of websites are saying "don't worry" about forced updates, but I think they're missing some important things. For example, "Skype for Windows desktop" is a recommended update on my Win7 machine right now, but I will never install it. If I upgrade to Win10, every time Skype is updated it will get downloaded and installed to my computer. If I uninstall it, and MS updates it the next day... well it's going to get downloaded and installed again. By extension, anything MS updates you will not be able to use a former version,   7ead  since the next update would just override it. And this leads me to, what I consider, the worst part of forced updates. MS will download and install the updates whenever they please - the only option you'll be given is if you want to restart right away or delay it. This is not only annoying, but with many ISPs implementing data caps, MS could end up pushing people over their caps by downloading large updates! MS will certainly not "foot the bill" if that happens, and yet it would absolutely be their fault. You're only solutions are a) configure Windows settings for "Metered Connection" (most people wouldn't have a clue that they need to do this) and b) disconnect from the internet if you're close to your cap, since there will be no advanced warning about update downloads. edit. forgot about "metered connection" option