Windows Update can be a pain. Rebooting for updates is one thing — but a forced reboot for updates that shut down your running applications when you’re trying to get work done? Now, that’s obnoxious.

Put simply, you can "skip Windows updates during setup" and even “pause updates as long as you want,” which means you can also now restart at will without any unintended consequences. “The changes are ...

Windows users will also be able to restart or shutdown their laptops or desktops without installing updates.