Windows 8 auto updates

I purchased an ACER laptop with windows 8 last week. I was previously using a laptop with Vista.
Last night when I decided to shut down, I noticed the message indicating updates were being downloaded and I should not shut down until completed. I've never been happy with auto updates. In my opinion if it's not broken don't fix it. I always think that
updates should be decided by the end user, after all they own the computer, not Windows. However, when I turned on the laptop this morning and after the updates had been installed I noticed the Internet Explorer icon had disappeared from the desk top/task
bar. Then appeared a screen telling me to chose which browser I wanted to install. Why should this appear when I already had a browser installed which worked? I had to find the Internet Explorer in the Program files on the C drive and recreate the pin to the
task bar. I'm 63 years old and not an expert but I did figure out how to do this. However, I have friends some older than me who wouldn't have had a clue how to do this and would have had to call for help to recover this. Why on earth did that windows update
do this ludicrous update?

you can goto control panel --> Window Update --> Change setting (on left) --> Select Check the updates and let me choose weather to download and install them.
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If this is a harddrive issue I don't want to keep pussyfooting around while my warranty window shrinks.
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Hi @Justanothermom
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
I understand that you are having troubles with a black screen after an update. I am happy to help you with this.
Firstly, there is nothing wrong with modifiying your update settings. I was going to suggest it myself as I read through your post, and then saw you ask the question. Sometimes updates can have unintended results by the creator. With all the different combinations of hardware, and the fact that updates come from different sources, it is one of those things that is hard to completely control.
Please see the following for how to make adjustments to your update settings.
Turn automatic updating on or off - windows.microsoft.com
Or if you know which update seems to be causing the issue you can take a look at this page:
win 8.1 August 12 updates - black screen after 2nd reboot - answers.microsoft.com
Let me know if this helps at all.
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