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Re:Microsoft Will Soon Bring Back The Start Menu In Windows 8.1 by ekianjo on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @09:18PM (#7520268)
> Even if there's been some kind of installation/update that requires a reboot

Oh so they still have those in Win8. I didn't miss that when I moved to Linux. Reboots for Updates is a broken concept.

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Re:Microsoft Will Soon Bring Back The Start Menu In Windows 8.1 by MBCook on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @10:43PM (#7520600)
I wonder if they're true reboots.

On OS X it's somewhat rare for an update for require a reboot. Often they don't actually reboot the machine but just log you out, perform the update, and then log you back in.

While these updates feel like a reboot since you lose your desktop environment state, you can tell the difference if you're paying close enough attention.

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Re:Microsoft Will Soon Bring Back The Start Menu In Windows 8.1 by arjie on Thursday April 03, 2014 @12:20AM (#7520931)
Many are. I get Grub again, and can pick Linux.
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