with how Windows is constantly getting all up in your face with reminders to
update and nagging you to restart your pc have you ever wondered
what if you just didn't bother updating Windows ever
unless you're running a version of Windows older than Windows 7 the
day-to-day may not seem too different if you mostly use your computer for basic
tasks like social media video streaming or writing techwiki scripts but under
the hood you're going to be putting yourself at a real disadvantage if you
just stop updating for starters your computer may actually lose functionality
as time goes on Windows versions that are outdated may not support new
standards or get new drivers for newer hardware like for example at the time we
shot this video neither NVIDIA nor AMD provide drivers for their current GPU
lineup for any Windows version older than seven and with that os already at
end of life there's no guarantees that developers will bother continuing to
support it as the years go on
but suppose you're already on Windows 10 and you're wondering about simply
refusing to install those current updates the settings app keeps bugging
you about well in case you aren't aware microsoft is not planning to launch
another version of Windows that we know of
so basically Windows 11 is happening right and we're all victims and instead
we'll continually update Windows 10 with two major updates per year and smaller
updates in between as needed this means that Windows 10 should change
dramatically over the coming years and in some ways it already has the
operating system is already over five years old and the current update is
already substantially different from the launch edition with more customization
options a Linux subsystem redesigned emoji and dark mode in file explorer
among many other changes in fact the next major revision coming out in late
2021 is going to feature a sweeping visual redesign which should make
Windows 10 almost feel like an entirely new operating system
and keep in mind that while we've mostly talked about new features so far future
software and drivers may not support older non-updated versions of Windows 10
but let's pivot and talk about the other big reason to keep your system updated
security newer Windows versions have given users more encryption and security
options such as allowing users to log in with a pin instead of a password but
even more importantly is that security holes are constantly being patched with
updates you see a piece of software as huge and complex as Windows 10 is bound
to have security vulnerabilities it's simply impossible for the developers at
microsoft to know every single possible security hole ahead of time or how
hackers will try to attack the os in the future also as Windows 10 adds more
features it means that there will be new attack vectors meaning getting
subsequent security updates in between major feature releases is extremely
important to top it all off outdated Windows versions including older builds
of Windows 10 stop receiving updates from microsoft after a certain period of
time attackers are fully aware of this and often target systems running older
os's because they know that any new holes they find will never be plugged
making businesses and other organizations that have cheaped out on updating their fleet of pcs especially
vulnerable okay i get it it's really important to keep Windows updated but
can i stop it from constantly nagging me sucking up my bandwidth or restarting at
bad times although it's not always obvious how to do this you certainly can
and if you're interested we'll tell you how in a future video of course some
folks don't want to update Windows because updated versions might break
legacy applications or retro games if this is the boat you're in it's a good
idea to keep an older machine for these programs separate from your daily driver
and ensure it cannot connect to the internet by unplugging any Ethernet or
phone cables and removing the wi-fi adapter i don't think that old Windows
95 machine you're keeping around to run meth warrior 2 would fare too well on
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