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Re:Using Windows after 15 years on Linux by antiframe on Thursday April 07, 2022 @04:07PM (#30949742)
I don't think the problem is when to reboot when necessary. The problem is many reboots shouldn't be necessary. If you update a service, restart it. If you update a kernel, reboot. While Microsoft has gotten better at not rebooting every time, most third party installed programs haven't. At least not when I last used a Windows desktop.
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Re:Using Windows after 15 years on Linux by NotTheDr01ds on Thursday April 07, 2022 @08:49PM (#30952092)
That's a completely fair point, and unfortunately Windows does require a restart on pretty much every Windows update. You're right -- Linux only requires a reboot on a kernel update, which is far less frequent.

That said, I don't know of many third-party apps that require a reboot.

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Re:Using Windows after 15 years on Linux by MikusR on Thursday April 07, 2022 @07:08PM (#30951422)
You can even update GPU driver without restarting. Those are some crappy 3rd party programs.
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