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Windows updating just before thesis defense (lemmy.world)
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[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 119 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Then it proceeds to take 10 minutes to boot. Happened to me before an important meeting once and i just couldn't believe it. wtf makes Microsoft think they can get away with shit like this?

[-] Tyoda@lemm.ee 104 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Probably that they very obviously are!

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Just blame the users. Easy.

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 85 points 5 months ago

They think they can get away with it because they keep getting away with it.

[-] SeekPie@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago

wtf makes Microsoft think they can get away with shit like this?

I'd wager a guess it's people dumb enough to constantly put up with shit like this?

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Combined with myopic developers who always have the newest hardware and fastest connection.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

yeah, that's another epic IT fail of humanity

[-] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago

Usually for large businesses like universities IT can choose when to push updates.

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Some versions like Home and Education might lack the options, but most Enterprise versions and LTSC versions can let you delay updates via the menu or disable updates completely via group policy fuckery.

Still bullshit that they have to, though.

[-] Pacmanlives@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Shutdown -a or whatever the flag is should abort it if I remember correctly

[-] pkmkdz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah -a for "abort" Still, an user shouldn't have to know that

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

our work uses macs but also Kandji for software management, which also locks you into restarts during business hours ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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