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To access them, first navigate to the Windows 10 Settings menu, then to Home > Update & Security > Windows Update > Advanced options.Īctive Hours can be a Windows 10 Home user’s most potent weapon against unexpected Windows 10 updates. Let’s talk first about your options to manage the periodic patches and security updates Microsoft provides.

Always make sure to have the “We’ll show a reminder” toggled on, and it’s not a bad idea to have Windows manage updates for other Microsoft products, too. Windows 10 Home users will see this advanced options page. Don’t worry, though, as Windows Home and Pro users alike have some defenses against an unexpected Windows 10 update: Active Hours, Restart reminders, Metered updates, and the ability to pause and defer updates. Normally, Windows 10 updates-both periodic security updates, as well as the semi-annual feature updates-will arrive on your PC almost as soon as they’re released-unless you tell Windows not to. On the other hand, as Microsoft has evolved Windows, more control has been given to Windows 10 Home users, too. We previously identified five features that would make you want to switch from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro, but in this case we’d add a sixth: the ability to more finely manage Windows updates.