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Date/Time: Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:23:46 +0000
Post From: FORCED Win11 Update Despite Set NOT TO UPDATE, BRICKED Primary Production Trading Machine
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1. What OS and specific version does SC recommend as most stable and reliable for a professional production trading machine?
As mentioned, SC doesn't recommend Windows 11, but Windows Server 2016. It is similar in look and feel to Windows 10 Pro. It is more work to administer. It goes end of extended support in Jan 2027. If you are considering Windows 10, you may have heard that support ends next month. However, you can pay for a year of extended support. 2. Is an older Windows version viable, considering new multi core processor/gpu/driver/battery management in a mobile workstation, etc?
Check the specs on the different Windows Server 2016 versions should you go that route. For example, the "Essential" version supports only two cores. Client Access Licenses are also required with Windows Server. Finally, will you need special GPU drivers or will the generic drivers be OK? If you have a laptop, it was probably designed after 2016, so there may be hardware that is not supported by the 10 year old OS. (USB-C is one example I can think of.) 3. How can all the bloat and telemetry and surveillance processes be permanently disabled?
Telemetry is disabled in Settings>>Privacy & Security>>Diagnostics & Feedback Chris Titus goes into detail about debloating. https://christitus.com/windows-11-perfect-install/ 4. How can forced updates be permanently disabled?
Steve Gibson has a tool that locks updates called In Control: https://www.grc.com/incontrol.htm 5. How else can major system failure/downtime like this be definitively avoided?
If your SSD was corrupted from the update, then you are not alone: https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-denies-windows-11-update-bricking-ssds Also: 1. Make backups 2. Make offline backups of backups 3. Create a Windows Restore USB drive |