It's not about specialized knowledge...it's about regular maintenance.
Hate me or not...but people can't be trusted (broadly) to maintain things...thats just the way life works.
Hate me or not...but people can't be trusted (broadly) to maintain things...thats just the way life works.
Automatic updates were a default. People turned them off because they were annoying. One solution to this problem was to make them not-annoying, but instead Microsoft opted to become aggressive and force people to update.
I will never hold anyone who thinks this is a good idea in high regard because they are actively making the world a worse place.
It's really that simple...cry about it all you want. It's a necessary evil...because humans.