There is also the fear of the unknown. Will this update finally fix the Bluetooth audio lag? Or will it be the one that somehow uninstalls your printer drivers and turns your taskbar white?
And yet, the machine remembers. It always remembers. windows updates pending install
The “Pending Install” state is not Windows being malicious. It is Windows being polite for as long as it can be. It is the OS saying, “I have the medicine. I know you hate taking it. But I’ll wait. Just not forever.” There is also the fear of the unknown