It sure would peeve me off to find out that my web server was rebooted and had been down since 9PM last night (the last I checked it) due to an automatic update, waking up this morning to find out that it never fully came back after the reboot. I would also be peeved to read the 6 or 7 complain emails and have to track down whether the transaction actually occurred.
The above is theoretical, but it makes the point, I don't run a windows website.
There is NOTHING wrong with updates, even downloading them automatically, but many people need/mandate that they control when they are installed and activated. This can cause IT fits, they NEED to test all patches and check for side effects BEFORE they allow users to install it. IT wakes up to have 120 people calling asking why they can't access widget XYZ on the corporate page kind of thing.
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