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Agreed 100%. Always prompt before rebooting a logged in user or updating a freshly started machine. It boggles my mind that Microsoft can’t figure out how to us
by cjcampbell 8y ago
Agreed 100%. Always prompt before rebooting a logged in user or updating a freshly started machine. It boggles my mind that Microsoft can’t figure out how to use better UX to solve their update problem.
Start with notifications and offering to schedule an update. Don’t reboot automatically with an active user when the scheduled time rolls around. Display a prompt and allow the user options to schedule another reminder.
After a couple weeks (security updates only) add a “warning bar” along the top or side of the screen. Nothing drastic. Just visible enough to be a constant reminder to update. Eventually, replace the desktop background with a visible warning.
- jimnotgym 8y agoMaybe because they are focused on enterprise users, who get forced silent updates from their admin? Maybe the UX for home users is an afterthought?
- dabockster 8y agoAssuming home users are still buying PCs from Best Buy and the like, they really can't buy a non-Windows PC (not including Macs unless someone makes another Pystar). MS has a monopoly there.