Why is it that some updates do not allow me to choose whether or not to
accept them, but automatically install on restart??? I don't even get the
normal system tray notifier so that I can see what it is!

John H wrote:

> Why is it that some updates do not allow me to choose whether or not to
> accept them, but automatically install on restart??? I don't even get the
> normal system tray notifier so that I can see what it is!

Of the 4 radio buttons shown in WU options, which one do you have
selected?

Did you install any Windows Live products? Windows Live Messenger,
Windows Live Mail, etc.? Microsoft includes a Windows Live Installer
which is also an updater program (you'll see it running in the Processes
tab of Task Manager). Go into Add/Remove Programs and uninstall that
installer/updater. I got rid of it just to keep my host clean and
because I don't want anything updating without my permission, and I've
heard some users complain about this updater doing updates without their
permission or installing something they never got to select. In the
least, it is a superfluous updater since visiting Windows Update will or
should check if those WL components need updating.

Which updates?
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John H wrote:
> Why is it that some updates do not allow me to choose whether or not to
> accept them, but automatically install on restart??? I don't even get the
> normal system tray notifier so that I can see what it is!