Is it necessary to do all the recommended windows updates?

I had an older laptop and I have updated to each update which has been recommended to the Windows Action Center. However, he caused finally my laptop to no longer connect to the internet. A few years went by and I got a new laptop now. According to my research, it is good to be updated each time that it is recommended to leave the center of the Action, but it is also the user. I want to keep my laptop updated, but I'm not encountering errors or problems in the future that might be caused by the updates. Bottom line is: How do you know when to and when not to do?

I had an older laptop and I have updated to each update which has been recommended to the Windows Action Center. However, he caused finally my laptop to no longer connect to the internet. A few years went by and I got a new laptop now. According to my research, it is good to be updated each time that it is recommended to leave the center of the Action, but it is also the user. I want to keep my laptop updated, but I'm not encountering errors or problems in the future that might be caused by the updates. Bottom line is: How do you know when to and when not to do?

Question of classic system administration.  Generally responded in the situation of the company through several methods including "install and test in a non-production environment" and "keep up with forums like this where you can see the problem with some updates before installing this update" and the classic "review article of Knowledge Base for what he does." what he touches and known problems»

In general - it is good to keep your system up-to-date with Microsoft updates.  * Just * Microsoft updates even if - if they offer an update of a product (hardware device driver, for example) they do not - do not understand.  Always get these updates from the manufacturer themselves.

For the final consumer, the choice, I would recommend is between download/install just fully automated and - if they want more control - just check and allow you to choose what to download and install after investigating.

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