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Re:Microsoft just force restarted my Windows PC again to ins... by AmericanChopper on Saturday October 17, 2020 @04:07AM (#24808310)
My MacBook needs to reboot to install updates. It never bothers me though because of nice little features like letting me choose when to do it. My Windows machine seems to reboot anytime I take my eyes of it for a few seconds.
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Re:Microsoft just force restarted my Windows PC again to ins... by RossBencina on Saturday October 17, 2020 @04:28AM (#24808420)
My Windows machine lets me defer updates for up to 30 days. I do that. But then I have to go through a whole dance of updating, rebooting, deferring for 30 days, then putting all of my workspaces back together.
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Re:Microsoft just force restarted my Windows PC again to ins... by AmericanChopper on Saturday October 17, 2020 @04:39AM (#24808490)
If I wanted basic functionality to be locked behind tedious admin tasks, I'd just install a Linux distro. As it stands, I just use Windows for games. So it's no big deal when it craps itself.
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