I’ve been using Windows since the days when you could actually control your updates and get a predictable system behavior. Windows 10 was sold as a revolutionary upgrade, but I’m still not sold on the whole forced update, telemetry-heavy setup. Every time Microsoft pushes a change, it seems like they’re willing to risk breaking functionality rather than letting the user decide.
I’m curious if anyone else feels like this “continuous improvement” model is more about keeping us locked into their ecosystem rather than truly enhancing the user experience. What do you all think—have these so-called innovations genuinely improved productivity and reliability, or is it just marketing spin on top of an increasingly intrusive platform?
Also, if you’re managing this OS in a professional or mission-critical environment, how are you dealing with the unpredictability of updates? Has anyone found workarounds that actually work, or is staying on a legacy system still the only viable option for real reliability?