• The consequences of hand-selecting individual Win7/8.1 patches

    Posted on November 8, 2015 at 17:16 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    Good question from EC: 

    I agree that the GWX Control panel is pretty marvelous, but I don’t feel this is a realistic or “clean” option long-term, skilled and knowledgeable though it’s author may be. Have you heard anything that would give reason to believe the contrary? I’m almost through my Windows 7 list of updates, and as monotonous a task as this has been, I feel that being selective, patient and diligent with updates is the way to go, currently.

    That being said, I have no doubt you have been at this a much longer time than I have. Am I just being optimistic and naive?

    Thanks again, Woody!

    Not naive. You’re justing doing a hell of a lot of work – and nobody’s sure of the outcome. Will you get an unwelcome rider on a “clean” patch? Will you miss an important update by skipping over a “bad” patch? Tough questions, no real answers.

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