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The only sensible way to update Windows is in a virtual machine hosted by another operating system, so the block caches don't get dropped by the reboots. When o
by romed 8y ago
The only sensible way to update Windows is in a virtual machine hosted by another operating system, so the block caches don't get dropped by the reboots. When operated in this manner you an actually blow through a huge backlog of updates in no time.
- yjftsjthsd-h 8y agoI'm confused, so just to clarify: You're saying that Windows on a virtual machine updates faster than Windows on bare metal? (I'd believe it, mind; reminds me of how some programs perform better on wine)
- romed 8y agoOh yes. WAY faster. All that grinding that windows goes through when it starts? Doesn’t happen in a VM because the blocks are cached already in memory by the host OS.
- ezoe 8y agoThat's hilarious.