Un-pausing Windows Update triggers forced installation of preview-release

After un-pausing Windows Update in Windows 10, even when initially paused without anything actively pending, downloading, or installing, it seems that a Check for updates is implicitly initiated. What I have observed twice now immediately after un-pausing Windows Update is the download and installation of a preview-release before even getting a chance to decide to, which usually only occurs when explicitly clicking the Check for updates button (which isn't really a check afterall, but that's another concern). Since this is an undesireable behvior that I'd like to prevent if possible (i.e. syst

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