Samsung Will Enable The Blocked Auto Windows ASAP

  • 29th, Jun 2015 7:15 PM
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A few days back, Samsung angered the world's largest software organization Microsoft, by silently altering the system settings and disabling the auto update option. In order to remediate its mistake, Samsung shall send a notification to instruct the users back to advocated auto update setting with in few days.

Samsung Spokesperson said "We will be issuing a patch through the Samsung Software Update notification process to revert back to the recommended automatic Windows Update settings within a few days. Samsung remains committed to providing a trustworthy user experience and we encourage customers with product questions or concerns to contact us directly at 1-800-SAMSUNG." in conversation with VENTURA BEAT.

Windows Auto Update

Reports indicate that the Samsung's SW update software was disabling the automatic Windows update in some of the computers. The report points out that tool was grabbing a file which was known as 'Disable_Windows_update.exe,' it was this file, which held back the auto update of Windows.

The updating tool used by Windows is to deliver updated Windows software, new driver features and security patches to the system which helps users to protect their system from outsiders' attacks. Some reports also indicates that Samsung disabled the Auto Window update feature to prioritize its own driver updates over Microsoft's, which were not working as efficiently as they should, with Samsung's hardware.

Once Samsung patches the service in accordance with Microsoft's expectations, Users shall have their Windows Auto Update setting reverted back.

Source: www.theverge.com