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The way filesystem locking works on Windows is an intentional decision and not an NTFS thing. It's there for a good reason even if it's inconvenient. The altern
by kevingadd 8y ago
The way filesystem locking works on Windows is an intentional decision and not an NTFS thing. It's there for a good reason even if it's inconvenient. The alternative has some real downsides. "Two CMD windows have the same CWD but are showing different folders" is not a user-friendly experience.
- blibble 8y agoI bet pretty much every Windows user would trade confusing command prompts in strange circumstances for not having to reboot for pretty much every single Windows Update (due to it being unable to update files that are in use)
- muststopmyths 8y agoIt would be horrendous to even try to troubleshoot a system with a dozen different version of OS DLLs loaded because the system had not been rebooted for a dozen patches. Or, imagine every copy of Word you have running is using a different set of binaries. No, thank you.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoAnd yet Linux distros some how manage years of uptime with continuous updates.