not entirely true. Ubuntu can run unattended updates if you set it like that. usually the security patches are done that way. it is true that the option is off by default. i would set this on for home users. reboot is needed when kernel is patched but can be postponed. in linux another option is live patching (with no reboot). i haven't tried that yet. i think it needs setting up.
on windows - home versions don't let you decide on when to update. this is in a way strange, but considering that major botnets were made from various unregistered windows PCs that never did an update, this seems to be a security measure to protect other users with windows PC (but MS also has other benefits from it). so for people that didn't even know they had to do updates or they turned them off because they felt they are not needed (i know them) this is best solution form security standpoint. however, i still can not understand why they need so long to do the patches. furthermore the automatic part should IMO only apply to security patches. not driver patches and other stuff.
for professional users there is a pro version - where updates can be set at a different time.
for business users (where the main money is for Microsoft) updates are tested and controlled by IT departments in enterprise version. so at my work PC i would sometimes get updates much much later, especially those that are not security related. for security related ones i get sort of a timer, so i can choose when to do them, but if i don't choose they will force them on me. makes sense since they have to maintain the security of the company. also they could get heavy penalties in case of breaches due to GDPR.
the problem is that many times professional users (that use PC for work) choose home version of the OS.
i am thinking about getting a new PC and still i can not decide on the OS. latest fiasco with windows 10 updates are pushing me towards Linux, but at the same time there could be compatibility issues with games, documents (for kids school), hardware incompatibilities... MS as i understand dropped the QA teams and instead relied on users reports. this is bad. i work in after sales and we get reports form experts. even those are sometimes no good. let alone from some enthusiasts. so we have a situation where quality of the OS went down and kind of reached the Linux desktop level (resolved bugs reappearing, new bugs that should have been noticed or were but were not fixed...). so is there still any benefit from using win10 OS for home user? Games are still there and many supported only by Windows, but with steam pushing proton and doing a good job and games moving to browser windows... Even people are now getting used to using more UI interfaces. Andorid has a couple of them, then there is iOS, smart TVs, IoT devices... one can only wonder how long will they still have the desktop monopoly.
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