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I respectfuly disagree. Unprompted upgrades are only a good thing if they don't cause down-time.

• baldfat 10y ago
  Coming from Linux I HATE how updates require a reboot on Windows. I got into the habit of just powering off all the time with Windows now that I have a SSD. It seriously is a 10 second boot and I never have these reboot issues.
  • oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
    What proportion of Windows updates require a reboot? Are we talking about OS updates or application ones too? I remember this being ridiculous 10 years ago; if it's still a thing in 2016, I'm quite glad I moved over to OSX.
    • baldfat 10y ago
      It's the monthly updates. Also it is AppleOS :P
    • BrandonLive 10y ago
      Reboots are usually required for monthly "patch Tuesday" updates, though sometimes they are not. Out-of-band updates are rare but do happen in the event of a critical, urgent security update. The OS only sets a deadline for the reboot (where it will force if you postpone too long) if the update includes a critical security update. Firmware and core driver updates also require a reboot, but don't have deadlines and the schedule depends on the hardware vendor. Oh, and if your machine is in the Windows Insider program, all build upgrades have deadlines so you hit the "forced reboot" much more often than a normal user.
  • pier25 10y ago
    FWIW macOS also requires reboot for system updates.