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Re:macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models by happymellon on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:39AM (#25109131)
Yes it does. I get notifications that there is an update for MacOS and it will be applied tonight unless I hit the notification and tell it not to or apply immediately.

I have come to my MacBook Pro and found it on the Enter Password boot screen after it decided to reboot overnight, and then helpfully tells me about the security update it did.

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Re:macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models by tinus_hn on Monday November 16, 2020 @03:52AM (#25109576)
You can turn automatic updates on or off. If they are turned on, they are automatic.
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Re:macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models by happymellon on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:04AM (#25109645)
The point is the gpp

> Mac OS is not Windows, it doesn’t install automatically and the prompts are much more reasonable.

It does by default.

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Re:macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models by tinus_hn on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:50AM (#25110281)
A significant difference is that on one OS you can change the setting from the default, while on the other you can’t.
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