Make sure you do your Windows 10 updates first - including hardware drivers (from manufactures websites) before updating Sonar.  Then you should be good do go.

SiberianKhatru59
I see this thread (and others) and I think "Gee, I'm glad I passed on Windows 10"...

You are sacrificing huge efficiency/awesome thread balancing by avoiding W10.  I would NEVER go back

WallyG

MarioD
Thanx all.  I was going to  ask the same question.  I will update Sonar this time.

I'll also update. Thanks for all the responses!
 
Mario, do you drink? If so, and Sonar fails for us after the updates, I'll buy a bottle and we can drown our sorrows....
 
Walt

Oh yea!  I drink way too many Budweisers. 
 

promidi
Make sure you do your Windows 10 updates first - including hardware drivers (from manufactures websites) before updating Sonar.  Then you should be good do go.

Does the latest update require the Win 10 updates?
 

MarioD
Does the latest update require the Win 10 updates?

I am pretty sure that, on the surface, Sonar will work properly without the latest Windows updates.  However, windows updates are usually released because Microsoft have found flaws in existing Windows code that they have irradiated. That's why updates are released in the first place. 

Also remember that there are under the bonnet (Australian for hood) dependencies that sonar relies on for optimum performance and operation.  A case in point is the Microsoft Vdist C++ 2015 runtime.  Sonar relies heavily on this component.  You would want to make sure this component is the latest available.

Even on a non DAW system, It is always good business practice, especially on a production machine, to make sure you have the latest Windows updates and drivers for optimum performance.

I just updated to 2017.1, and am still using Win7Pro. It's a rock-solid update so far. Opened up a 50+ track mix last night and made a few tweaks to it. Smooth as butter.
 
Regards,
Dan

I can't swim so I'm offline always, no Windows Update, no anti-virus software.
Below a summary of crashes/issues for 2016

promidi

MarioD
Does the latest update require the Win 10 updates?

I am pretty sure that, on the surface, Sonar will work properly without the latest Windows updates.  However, windows updates are usually released because Microsoft have found flaws in existing Windows code that they have irradiated. That's why updates are released in the first place. 

Also remember that there are under the bonnet (Australian for hood) dependencies that sonar relies on for optimum performance and operation.  A case in point is the Microsoft Vdist C++ 2015 runtime.  Sonar relies heavily on this component.  You would want to make sure this component is the latest available.

Even on a non DAW system, It is always good business practice, especially on a production machine, to make sure you have the latest Windows updates and drivers for optimum performance.

I agree and all of my Internet computers are on automatic update.  My music computer is off-line and Sonar has been running perfectly.  I skipped the last Sonar update because of all the problems it was having with the MS update.  I want to avoid any problems like that because I have limited music time so I want to do music stuff not trouble shoot problems.
 
So I think that I will try the Sonar update without any MS update.  If all runs well then fine.  But if it gives me problems I will run the MS updates that I missed.

MarioD
So I think that I will try the Sonar update without any MS update.  If all runs well then fine.  But if it gives me problems I will run the MS updates that I missed.

 
I have Sonar 2017.01 running on a win 10 machine that is offline and has not been updated for about 9 months. It is running perfectly:) I only update win 10 if issues arise and always take a disc image so that I can roll back any time. 

promidiEven on a non DAW system, It is always good business practice, especially on a production machine, to make sure you have the latest Windows updates and drivers for optimum performance.

Given the number of threads and posts about problems caused by Win10 updates you might be forgiven for not thinking so.

And many, perhaps most, government and commercial entities that use Windows generally don't update anything until it's been thoroughly tested and any problems found and resolved. A process that can take months or even years. Which is why MS extended XP support for bulk license-holding accounts long after support was discontinued for everyone else.

And lots of them are still using Windows 7.

The downside is they miss out on the latest flashy stuff and some core advantages as well, but if a week or even a day's downtime caused by training/user acclimatisation or, worse, a bug or key item suddenly not working any more means a big financial cost then caution is very much the order of the day. Which is possibly one reason why Pro Tools still has the studio market share it does. There's DAWs for Mac and PC that are better in all kinds of different ways, but Pro Tools is the devil they know.