On 2024-02-11 05:45, Governor Swill wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Feb 2024 20:31:00 -0500, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>
>> In comp.mobile.android, on Sat, 10 Feb 2024 09:26:05 -0500, Alan Browne
>> <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-02-09 19:02, Governor Swill wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 11:26:42 -0800, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> By all means... ...educate me:
>>>>>
>>>>> How does your computer run updates to Windows...
>>>>>
>>>>> ...while it is shutdown?
>>>>
>>>> It downloads and prepares updates at any time it is running. Most updates require a
>>>> shutdown or restart. If you don't shutdown or restart, Windows won't update.
>>>
>>> I've never seen it happen, but I recall people complaining that just as
>>> they've setup their presentation, and people wander into the room just
>>> on time for the 10:00, greet people, a few remarks, and then turn down
>>> the lights a notch, ...
>>>
>>> ... everyone gets to see the Windows machine go into a reset/re-start OS
>>> update that can't be stopped.
>>>
>>> Is that still an issue?
>>
>> last I heard the status is this: MS let you chooose a 12-hour period
>> each day when there won't be any updates.
>>
>> that doesn't work well for me because I sleep and work odd hours.
>>
>> But another guy wrote a short program t hat constantly changes the 12
>> hour period so I am always in the 3rd hour of it, with 9 hours to go. So
>> now it never restarts except when I let it.
>>
>> Sometimes the computer slows down and I need to restart it. Usually I
>> check for windows updates before I do. I download them and let them
>> update during restart if that is what they need.
>>
>> I go about a week between restarts, but I'm willing to go much longer
>> when it doesn't give me trouble, like slowness. (The other day, for the
>> first time ever, alt-tab didn't work! Restarting fixed that.)
>
> When Windows tells me an update is ready and needs a restart. I drop what I'm doing and
> let it update immediately. Five minute coffee break and I don't have to worry about
> security patches being up to date.

That will work great in the middle of a Teams meeting...

Conversely, Southwest FA's have an app on their phone. With data
available, they can see lots of things SWAish. I've had them
check on my close connection; not sure if because of her they
were holding the door open on the connection as I ran for it,
but they greeted me by name.
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