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You get monthly updates, provided you're on SP1Really? I've had 4 Important Updates this week.
You get monthly updates, provided you're on SP1Really? I've had 4 Important Updates this week.
That is as it should be, it is a mature system.
I have no interest in new features, It does exactly what I need right now.
I would be happy is the security updates went on for longer, and since it is still so popular with commercial users, it just might well do.
If and when they come to an end, I will more than likely carry on with it anyway. (if I live so long)
I really dislike the whole feel and concept of 10.
Really? I've had 4 Important Updates this week.
Have you got any failed updates with an error message. Sometimes you get a failed update and it will continuously try and fail, so you need to rectify that.
The latest features update takes a wile to download and update, as did the anniversary update.
The one thing that really bugs me about Windows is when a pop up box appears randomly at any time advising you that a shut down is required to update Windows and has a timer ticking down to reboot. This can quite easily be missed so if you're away from the PC for a short while for instance and then you come back and the computer has restarted itself and you've probably lost what you were in the middle of doing if not saved prior. I hate this feature. At least with my iPad, if an update is required, it just comes up in the settings part. It doesn't just update it for me in the middle of a task for instance. I do like Windows but this feature really bugs me.
That's not the reason at all.
It's because corporations are always a few years behind rolling out the changes in-house because of the potential implications to bespoke software built to run on a specific OS, it can cost a lot of money to upgrade 50000 machines. So you'll find some big companies still running Win 7 and paying for support from MS, rather than forking out to upgrade their entire estate.
And that then skews the stats of the OS most in use.
We've not found a bespoke application yet that won't run under Windows 10.
Windows 10 anniversary is almost exactly like Windows 7 with it's program menu. I'm glad they have that back in now. Add to that the desktop icons, it's got a lot of Windows 7 familiarity to it...
Really? Oh crap, because W7 looks lousy, and I'd take 8.1/10 over it every day of the week. Hopefully it won't run like W7.
You realise there's a thread regarding MacOS High-Sierra update causing the system to freeze and require a restore?It is very poor design. I used Linux for a decade or so and never had update problems. The few updates I needed either installed entirely in the background or on my timetable. None if this waiting for the operating system to finish updating before it would switch off and no hanging around when switching the machine on before I could get down to work. Apple's iMac operating system seems to be much the same as Linux so far.
Cannot understand why anyone bothers with Windows.
That is a major operating system update, not one of many weekly updates. Hardly the same thing. And certainly no problem on my machine.You realise there's a thread regarding MacOS High-Sierra update causing the system to freeze and require a restore?
Widespread complaints... Grass is certainly no greener on the other side... [emoji6]
You realise there's a thread regarding MacOS High-Sierra update causing the system to freeze and require a restore?
Widespread complaints... Grass is certainly no greener on the other side... [emoji6]
Some of the windows updates are now pretty much an upgrade install over the top, so yeah it's pretty close to the same thing nowadays.
And I have no Windows 10 update problems on mine. The problems exist on both sides, regardless of whether we personally experience it
That is true, legacy issues are an important financial consideration.
However most Commercial users have absolutely no need of the Win 10 bell and whistles.
You realise there's a thread regarding MacOS High-Sierra update causing the system to freeze and require a restore?
Widespread complaints... Grass is certainly no greener on the other side... [emoji6]
When I'm not using it, it's switched off.It's easy enough to configure updates to happen when you're not using the machine(s) that are being updated. Hell, if I can set it up, anyone can!
When I'm not using it, it's switched off.
It sounds like some people are unlucky, or need technical help (or perhaps just a new laptop)...
Perhaps it's time Microsoft did? I wonder how much energy is wasted globally by PCs routinely left running out of working hours?Then perhaps it's time to change your approach?
It was a new laptop last year... they're not biros you know, you shouldn't have to chuck them away after a few months of use!
Besides, since that restart at 11.40am the 'Preparing to install updates' gauge is up to 77%, so we're cooking with charcoal now!
I'm hoping when and if it finally gets there the subsequent download will cure any minor glitches there may be with the OS. Failing that then I'll probably have to go down the route of reloading Win 10 and see if that sorts it. I wish it had happened in July before the 12 month warranty expired!
Reloading Windows will just mean you’ll be installing ALL the updates released since you bought your laptop, that will be a marathon session...
Must be a different thread you wear following, this one Is only one week old lol.I too seem to be stuck in the endless update syndrome and have been following this thread for a few weeks now.