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Re:Windows update resets your default programs so they can s... by bserge on Friday September 04, 2020 @08:53AM (#24374453)
Windows update does a lot of things. Resets defaults, resets your Ethernet adapter settings, deletes partitions, makes the OS unbootable (tip: use Legacy BIOS mode instead of UEFI, it's more stable and actually fixable with recovery tools), and more.

If you're forced to use Windows, Microsoft takes it as you liking their superb OS, so you gotta live with it, let the hate boil, until you finally switch away forever.

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Re:Windows update resets your default programs so they can s... by gruez on Friday September 04, 2020 @09:09AM (#24374575)
>Windows update does a lot of things [...]

All of this is a non-issue on LTSC, since all the updates are security-only. Regular Windows has "feature" updates every 6 months, which do what you described.

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Re:Windows update resets your default programs so they can s... by bhj on Friday September 04, 2020 @10:26AM (#24375187)
Not to mention the performance difference between Pro and LTSC is night and day on an HDD. All that extra overhead is much less noticeable with an SSD, sure, but it's still there.
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