So I wonder if I had a scope running 10, could I actually ever use it? Would it be like my PC connected to the TV and spend more time upgrading than actually doing what it's intended use is? The scope will be on the LAN and could possibly have access to the internet. Last thing I want it MS messing with my test equipment!
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-stop-updates-installing-automatically-windows-10
Skip ahead to the regedit part.
Article was from 2022 and from my experience, MS does like to change things up. From the article you linked:
If you experience more problems than benefits during updates, or if you have a good reason to use a device without updates, depending on your edition of Windows 10, you can disable automatic updates using the Settings app or permanently with Group Policy and Registry.
On Windows 10 Pro, the Local Group Policy Editor includes policies to permanently disable automatic updates or change the update settings to choose when patches should be installed on the device.
Now I don't know what version of Windows is supplied in which products, or if MS has changed how the registry works. This is why I went the route of blocking ALL Microsoft traffic. The last time I had a similar experience to my modem update, MS upgraded my PC and I noticed more traffic. Running Wireshark for a few days, I noticed they had added a for more address blocks. They must hard code this into their updates. After patching my router scripts, the problem was once again solved.
FYI, Siglent gear uses Linux based OS.
From my own experience, this may be a big plus. However, I really don't know what the security problems are with LINUX. The nice thing about my equipment, Windows NT, 2000, XP are so old, no one cares.
My current scope's screen size is even smaller than the 6000 but I do like those large displays.