Re:Don't tell people to turn off Windows Update
by rhodysurf on Monday May 15, 2017 @09:24AM
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I'm not saying never update, I'm saying let me update (manually) when I am not in the middle of using my computer for work (which may be a week or two at a time). The OS should get out of the way, not ruin what I'm working on.
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Re:Don't tell people to turn off Windows Update
by ZoFreX on Monday May 15, 2017 @10:12AM
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True, I was a little unfair on you :)
Still, I see the software you're using as much a part of the problem as Windows here. Needing weeks of solid up-time to complete something is a challenge and doesn't seem like a realistic assumption by a developer for software running on Windows.
Why can't it remember progress and resume after a restart? That would not only make the impact of Windows Updates much smaller, but also power outages and the like.
Re:Don't tell people to turn off Windows Update
by rhodysurf on Monday May 15, 2017 @11:48AM
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Its in house CFD software and the saved state feature has been broken and at the bottom of people's priority for a while unfortunately.
Definitely gunna use this as an opportunity to resume that conversation though