John,
You can set the time you want Windows updates to occur or you can just turn them off all together. See https://www.pcworld.com/article/2953010/windows/how-to-schedule-your-windows-10-updates.html on how to change this in the Settings.
Jeff
On Jan 29, 2018, at 11:23 AM, John Laney <k4bai@att.net> wrote:On the first night, Microsoft took over my logging computer for 1 1/2 hours to update Windows 10. Nothing I tried would stop it, including turning off the computer and unplugging power. It just started up again as soon as the computer restarted. I had to log times, calls, and sections on paper for that period of time, 145 QSOs. As soon as MS was finished, I typed those calls into N1MM so I would have them for dup checking and multipliers, but the dates and times were all wrong. It took me 45 minutes after the contest was over to edit the Cabrillo file to make the dates/times right again.I fight this problem by trying to force all updates the day before a contest. This is the one thing I really hate about Windows. On the Mac, you have complete control over exactly when you update. Microsoft has done this because otherwise most users never bother to update for any reason. It’s not user-friendly. Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 _______________________________________________ SECC mailing list SECC@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/secc