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    Windows updating just before thesis defense (lemmy.world)
    submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    [–] [email protected] 120 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

    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?

    [–] [email protected] 85 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

    [–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    giphy-1860348387

    [–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    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?

    [–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

    yeah, that's another epic IT fail of humanity

    [–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

    [–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

    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.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

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

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

    our work uses macs but also Kandji for software management, which also locks you into restarts during business hours 😎

    [–] [email protected] 104 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

    Probably that they very obviously are!

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

    Just blame the users. Easy.