The Microsoft way of doing things
So this morning I was running a disk cleaning operation on my laptop. It shut down half way through. No warning. No indication it was going to happen. Nothing. It just seemed to lose power.
I thought something had gone wrong with Windows, or that the laptop may have developed a hardware fault.
No such thing. I switched it back on and the familiar “Configuring Windows updates” appeared. It is still going several minutes later and has been on 100% for a good 10 minutes already.
Is this really what customers of any operating system manufacturer should expect?
One reason why I prefer Linux is that this never happens. Yes I know there are settings within Windows that change the behaviour of Windows Update, but there is nothing that says Windows will shut down all power without warning and therefore no option to turn it off.
Mini rant over. Just wondering if anyone else has had this happen today?
Over half an hour at 100% complete until it finally finished. Can anyone say ridiculous?
Over half an hour at 100% complete until it finally finished. Can anyone say ridiculous?
Over half an hour at 100% complete until it finally finished. Can anyone say ridiculous?
Over half an hour at 100% complete until it finally finished. Can anyone say ridiculous?
This happens to me despite settings on to stop it, nothing more infuriating than to suddenly lose work while Windows takes a break for this nonsense. Grrr :-)
This happens to me despite settings on to stop it, nothing more infuriating than to suddenly lose work while Windows takes a break for this nonsense. Grrr :-)
This happens to me despite settings on to stop it, nothing more infuriating than to suddenly lose work while Windows takes a break for this nonsense. Grrr :-)
This happens to me despite settings on to stop it, nothing more infuriating than to suddenly lose work while Windows takes a break for this nonsense. Grrr :-)
If I didn’t use more than one computer to get my work done, I would be spitting fire at having my laptop disabled for the best part of an hour.
If I didn’t use more than one computer to get my work done, I would be spitting fire at having my laptop disabled for the best part of an hour.
If I didn’t use more than one computer to get my work done, I would be spitting fire at having my laptop disabled for the best part of an hour.
If I didn’t use more than one computer to get my work done, I would be spitting fire at having my laptop disabled for the best part of an hour.
just reminds me of the german basketball? team that lost the game; because the laptop used for scoreboard became unusable due to windoze updates & delayed start longer allowed under rules.
just reminds me of the german basketball? team that lost the game; because the laptop used for scoreboard became unusable due to windoze updates & delayed start longer allowed under rules.
just reminds me of the german basketball? team that lost the game; because the laptop used for scoreboard became unusable due to windoze updates & delayed start longer allowed under rules.
just reminds me of the german basketball? team that lost the game; because the laptop used for scoreboard became unusable due to windoze updates & delayed start longer allowed under rules.
Yikes Chris Guiver I hadn’t heard of that one before. Stories like that say loud and clearly that Windows isn’t a good platform for business critical systems.
Yikes Chris Guiver I hadn’t heard of that one before. Stories like that say loud and clearly that Windows isn’t a good platform for business critical systems.
Yikes Chris Guiver I hadn’t heard of that one before. Stories like that say loud and clearly that Windows isn’t a good platform for business critical systems.
Yikes Chris Guiver I hadn’t heard of that one before. Stories like that say loud and clearly that Windows isn’t a good platform for business critical systems.
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/german-pro-basketball-team-relegated-to-lower-division-due-to-windows-update/
(first to show up on search; may NOT be best)
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/german-pro-basketball-team-relegated-to-lower-division-due-to-windows-update/
(first to show up on search; may NOT be best)
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/german-pro-basketball-team-relegated-to-lower-division-due-to-windows-update/
(first to show up on search; may NOT be best)
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/german-pro-basketball-team-relegated-to-lower-division-due-to-windows-update/
(first to show up on search; may NOT be best)
Can you not just turn auto updates off, then manually check when you feel the time is right? Windows 7?
Can you not just turn auto updates off, then manually check when you feel the time is right? Windows 7?
Can you not just turn auto updates off, then manually check when you feel the time is right? Windows 7?
Can you not just turn auto updates off, then manually check when you feel the time is right? Windows 7?
You can. However, even if you manually initiate the download and install it, it should still at least prompt you to reboot the machine. This didn’t do that at all and simply turned itself off without warning.
You can. However, even if you manually initiate the download and install it, it should still at least prompt you to reboot the machine. This didn’t do that at all and simply turned itself off without warning.
You can. However, even if you manually initiate the download and install it, it should still at least prompt you to reboot the machine. This didn’t do that at all and simply turned itself off without warning.
You can. However, even if you manually initiate the download and install it, it should still at least prompt you to reboot the machine. This didn’t do that at all and simply turned itself off without warning.
But if you manually update, you would at least be expecting it to reboot and would not run a disk clean up or any other application when doing it. My disco PCs have anything like this turned of for that very reason. Rebooting at home is fine, in the middle of a gig not so good
But if you manually update, you would at least be expecting it to reboot and would not run a disk clean up or any other application when doing it. My disco PCs have anything like this turned of for that very reason. Rebooting at home is fine, in the middle of a gig not so good
But if you manually update, you would at least be expecting it to reboot and would not run a disk clean up or any other application when doing it. My disco PCs have anything like this turned of for that very reason. Rebooting at home is fine, in the middle of a gig not so good
But if you manually update, you would at least be expecting it to reboot and would not run a disk clean up or any other application when doing it. My disco PCs have anything like this turned of for that very reason. Rebooting at home is fine, in the middle of a gig not so good
Thames Valley Discos the thing is, it really shouldn’t be like that. Microsoft recommends you have it set up so that updates are installed automatically, so that security fixes can be rolled out in a timely fashion. Disabling that potentially puts you at even greater risk if an exploit is discovered and you fail to install that all important update in time.
On top of that, I know a lot of people that wouldn’t know where to begin to turn off automatic updates.
Thames Valley Discos the thing is, it really shouldn’t be like that. Microsoft recommends you have it set up so that updates are installed automatically, so that security fixes can be rolled out in a timely fashion. Disabling that potentially puts you at even greater risk if an exploit is discovered and you fail to install that all important update in time.
On top of that, I know a lot of people that wouldn’t know where to begin to turn off automatic updates.
Thames Valley Discos the thing is, it really shouldn’t be like that. Microsoft recommends you have it set up so that updates are installed automatically, so that security fixes can be rolled out in a timely fashion. Disabling that potentially puts you at even greater risk if an exploit is discovered and you fail to install that all important update in time.
On top of that, I know a lot of people that wouldn’t know where to begin to turn off automatic updates.
Thames Valley Discos the thing is, it really shouldn’t be like that. Microsoft recommends you have it set up so that updates are installed automatically, so that security fixes can be rolled out in a timely fashion. Disabling that potentially puts you at even greater risk if an exploit is discovered and you fail to install that all important update in time.
On top of that, I know a lot of people that wouldn’t know where to begin to turn off automatic updates.
I used Windows 7 without reinstalling about 3 years. It is upgraded to Win 10 5 month ago. It works perfectly. What I am doing wrong? Should I move to Linux? All these questions haunt me….
I used Windows 7 without reinstalling about 3 years. It is upgraded to Win 10 5 month ago. It works perfectly. What I am doing wrong? Should I move to Linux? All these questions haunt me….
I used Windows 7 without reinstalling about 3 years. It is upgraded to Win 10 5 month ago. It works perfectly. What I am doing wrong? Should I move to Linux? All these questions haunt me….
I used Windows 7 without reinstalling about 3 years. It is upgraded to Win 10 5 month ago. It works perfectly. What I am doing wrong? Should I move to Linux? All these questions haunt me….
Alan Stainer That is a fair point although if it bothered someone enough i guess they could do as i said, but i do understand what you are saying
Alan Stainer That is a fair point although if it bothered someone enough i guess they could do as i said, but i do understand what you are saying
Alan Stainer That is a fair point although if it bothered someone enough i guess they could do as i said, but i do understand what you are saying
Alan Stainer That is a fair point although if it bothered someone enough i guess they could do as i said, but i do understand what you are saying
Udgin Pyl If it works perfectly you are obviously doing nothing wrong ;-)
Udgin Pyl If it works perfectly you are obviously doing nothing wrong ;-)
Udgin Pyl If it works perfectly you are obviously doing nothing wrong ;-)
Udgin Pyl If it works perfectly you are obviously doing nothing wrong ;-)
I use the settings provided and tailor things like that to my liking rather than rely on default settings
I use the settings provided and tailor things like that to my liking rather than rely on default settings
I use the settings provided and tailor things like that to my liking rather than rely on default settings
I use the settings provided and tailor things like that to my liking rather than rely on default settings