I'm in the same boat. You do have to reboot to install system updates though. I've developed a habit of always setting system volume at the minimum (non-zero) p

I'm in the same boat. You do have to reboot to install system updates though. I've developed a habit of always setting system volume at the minimum (non-zero) possible when plugging in headphones, so that if I need to restart the computer it will make close to no sound at all.