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Re:Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss re... by BuckRogers on Saturday October 06, 2018 @09:53PM (#18158449)
That's easy enough to prevent if you peek into the update settings[0][1]. I have restarts blocked from 8AM-2AM, due to not wanting it doing it during the day when I walk away from work. You would want the opposite. Set that to 5PM-11AM and you'll never have a nightly restart again. I've used Mac and Linux but had issues with all of them, worst being desktop Linux with basic things (for a power user), and Mac software issues[2]. Windows 10 is in my opinion the best version of Windows yet, even if it's also imperfect. You definitely need to dig into the settings if you want things to be right for you, but that applies to every OS, including iOS and Android.

[0]https://i.imgur.com/ls2yNMh.png

[1]https://i.imgur.com/T4UTke6.png

[2]https://youtu.be/1AO3L-T14E0

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Re:Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss re... by exodust on Sunday October 07, 2018 @01:40AM (#18159008)
That update option window says "max 18 hours". Doesn't help when leaving computer for 24 hours+ to render. The other thing is you might have critical work happening, and really don't want any risk of problems due to updates. So even if you're not using PC, you don't want updates to happen for a couple of weeks or longer until project isn't so critical.

The forced updates, even for advanced users, is the single reason I refuse to update to Windows 10.

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Re:Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss re... by BuckRogers on Sunday October 07, 2018 @02:06AM (#18159072)
If you are not going to be at the desk for 24+ hours at all, then you would hit this slider[0]. Updates don't come through that often though. A patch every 30 days, a service pack every 6 months. I run 30 days behind on patches, and 365 days behind on service packs. If your machine is used that often for 24+ hour rendering projects, you might want a non-home edition of Windows10 such as LTSC.

I do agree though that there should be a simple option, "do not restart for updates until I click on a prompt". I'm on the same page, but I'm not convinced the situation is as dire as everyone makes it out to be.

[0]https://i.imgur.com/XMTGtGr.png

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Re:Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss re... by pixl97 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @08:10AM (#18160183)
So you have to buy 5 copies of windows under a volume license so your computer doesn't reboot?
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Re:Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss re... by BuckRogers on Friday October 12, 2018 @06:54PM (#18205292)
That's a strawman argument, because an alternative was already offered in my post. Yes, you can upgrade your software to prevent it. I don't care what you personally prefer or choose to do, I'm just telling the facts and options with Windows.
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