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Microsoft has now confirmed major changes to the way in which Windows works on your PC \u2014 or rather doesn\u2019t work. This is all about Microsoft forcing updates<\/a>, restarts and shutdowns. And it affects more than a billion of its users.<\/p>\n Two key complaints “persistently pop out,\u201d posted Microsoft\u2019s Aria Hanson in a blog<\/a> on Friday. \u201cDisruption caused by untimely updates and not enough control over when updates happen.\u201d Not any more.<\/p>\n All change for your PC.<\/p>\n NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n Hanson is \u201cexcited to share” the improvements to Windows Update \u201cnow starting to roll out\u201d as a “direct result of your feedback.\u201d Windows users now have \u201cmore control” over their PCs, while keeping devices “secure by design and by default.”<\/p>\n \u201cShutdown, Restart on your terms,\u201d Microsoft says. \u201cRestarting or shutting down your PC should always be simple, predictable, and on your terms \u2013 even with updates waiting to be installed.\u201d And that sums up the change.<\/p>\n The point-by-point updates coming to your PC are as follows:<\/p>\n “Skip updates immediately during the out of box experience (OOBE)Extend update pauses as many times as you needAlways-available options to shut down and restart without updatingMore insights on available updates so you can make more informed installation decisions.”<\/p>\n This is good news for Windows 11 users, which now number more than one billion<\/a> of Microsoft\u2019s install base, a number set to grow with the next Windows 10 upgrade deadline less than six months away, when the ESU comes to an end<\/a>.<\/p>\n