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Re:Don't tell people to turn off Windows Update by pooper on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @07:25AM (#15959639)
Sorry, friend but you are wrong on this. A simple change would fix the problem which is don't restart the computer! You can update anything and do anything when the computer is plugged in but please don't restart the computer or at least let users decide when they want to restart their computers. Even fedora does a better job with software updates. There is a checkbox when you turn off or restart the computer. If you check it, fedora will install updates and shut down/reboot. Why is this so difficult?

Security without usability is worthless.

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Re:Don't tell people to turn off Windows Update by moreless on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @08:06AM (#15959887)
What do you mean "even Fedora"? Linux had updates figured out decades ago. They are applied in the background (so you can keep working), usually don't need restart, and if reboot is needed, it's just that - a fast reboot without applying any updates and similar. Because they were already applied, you just boot to a new copy of kernel + modules.

Windows always sucked at this, it just took a turn for worse in Windows 7 and 10. If I tried to come up with a more annoying updates system I really couldn't. It's incredible how difficult it is for them to pull their act together on this one.

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Re:Don't tell people to turn off Windows Update by pooper on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @08:38AM (#15960074)
Sorry, i didnt mean it as an insult. I use fedora every day but i imagine they have fewer resources than Microsoft does.

I am not sure about windows 7 and 10. We are arguably better off today than in the ActiveX days. It made no sense to require using windows internet exploder to download windows update.

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Re:Don't tell people to turn off Windows Update by rainbowmverse on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @09:35AM (#15960446)
If an update is ready, Windows (at least as of 10) offers an option to update and shut down when you open the power options menu. The random reboots and periods where the computer is unusable (while it gets updates ready) are still annoying.
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