If a test takes several days, Windows will automatically install updates if your virtual machine is online. When I am testing software, I usually work with linked clones in VirtualBox.
The PC settings in the modern interface don’t look much better. Windows Update - Some settings are managed by your system administrator I suppose this is why the Windows Update settings are grayed out and configured to Install updates automatically (recommend).Įven if you sign in with administrator privileges, you’ll see the message “Some settings are managed by your system administrator” in the Windows Update setting Control Panel applet. Feedback about bugs is only valuable if the installation has the latest updates. From Microsoft’s point of view, it makes sense to force testers of the Windows 10 Technical Preview to always install the latest updates.