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difficulties, and has stopped automatically offering the latest Win-
dows 10 upgrade to computers it suspects will suffer from break-
downs.

The big update has already run into problems with some types of
Broadcom Bluetooth devices, the code was apparently killing con-
nections with accessories. So Microsoft stopped pushing automatic
downloads to computers carrying that hardware. However, the oper-
ating system can still be fetched manually if folks really want it.

Microsoft continue to recommend (unless you're an advanced user
who is prepared to work through some issues) that you wait until
the Windows 10 Creators Update is automatically offered to you.
"When your device becomes eligible for the Creators Update

rollout, you'll be prompted to make some important choices on your
privacy settings before the Creators Update can install."

The fact that Microsoft is calling for a halt to manual updates so
soon suggests there are still irritating bugs in the code to iron out.
Only one in ten machines are running the new code, and the Office
365 giant has already told people to hit the brakes. This is despite
the product undergoing months of internal and public testing.

It's another example of Microsoft trying to treat its core product, the
bedrock of its business, as nothing more than shifting sands of ones
and zeroes. This is a great pity because Windows 10, at its heart,
has stronger cybersecurity defenses and other kernel-level improve-

ments – it's just everything around it is constantly changing and so
hard to pin down, it's a confusing mess half the time.