Comments on: Are Windows Updates Necessary? http://www.worldstart.com/are-windows-updates-necessary/ Everyone, no matter how good you are, needs computer help every now and then. That's where Worldstart comes in. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ronhttp://www.worldstart.com/are-windows-updates-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-107779 Ron Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:03:48 +0000 http://www.worldstart.com/?p=24090#comment-107779 Updates also include bug fixes. For example just a couple of months ago one of the non-security related updates included fixes for problems where Word would corrupt (made them unreadable!) it's own files if they included equations and pictures. The average reader wouldn't be aware of these fixes.Updates usually also include fix more than one issue. So unless you invest the time to read the full writeup for each update you never know what you may be missing by skipping one.Updates usually fix more than one program, more than just the "main" program identified in the summary. So by skipping an update you miss a patch you really do need.So, I prefer to set the update to download only (not that it works), and then wait a few days to see if anyone reports problems. I usually install ALL of the updates that windows selects on the weekend. That is enough time for problems to surface, and that way I have time to do HD backups before the update. Just in case of "surprises". Updates also include bug fixes. For example just a couple of months ago one of the non-security related updates included fixes for problems where Word would corrupt (made them unreadable!) it’s own files if they included equations and pictures. The average reader wouldn’t be aware of these fixes.

Updates usually also include fix more than one issue. So unless you invest the time to read the full writeup for each update you never know what you may be missing by skipping one.

Updates usually fix more than one program, more than just the “main” program identified in the summary. So by skipping an update you miss a patch you really do need.

So, I prefer to set the update to download only (not that it works), and then wait a few days to see if anyone reports problems. I usually install ALL of the updates that windows selects on the weekend. That is enough time for problems to surface, and that way I have time to do HD backups before the update. Just in case of “surprises”.

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