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> On a desktop machine, you want to be able to update drivers in the background without rebooting, Exactly what does Linux and Windows DON'T does .

• int_19h 8y ago
  Windows can update many drivers without rebooting - even graphics drivers (try that with Linux and X!).
  • kiwijamo 8y ago
    Indeed I’ve updated many a drivers on windows (including graphics as you mention) without a reboot required. Always needed a reboot to do the equivalent kind of updates under Linux.
  • wvenable 8y ago
    Yeah, it's amazing there is just a brief flash and everything is up and running again. When I had slightly more unstable drivers, Windows could recover from that as well. The driver would crash, screen goes black, and then back up and running again without most apps noticing (excluding games and video playback).