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Latest Windows 10 Update Could Hurt Your PC
- godzillabrennus 6y agoI only use Windows to play games. Can’t imagine how bad this could be for small businesses that rely on it.
- tasubotadas 6y agoObviously, Linux and Mac updates are problem-free.
- centimeter 6y agoLinux updates are famously vastly more convenient and reliable than Windows or Mac updates. No forced updates, usually no restart required, usually no breaking changes, usually no BS. I can't say that about either Mac or Windows.
- da_chicken 6y agoLinux just doesn't tell you when you need to reboot. You (or the package manager) has to know that updating something will affect a library that a running program has loaded, and you need to restart it to actually patch your system. Some package managers handle it better than others, but the popular idea of "never need to restart to update" is super misleading when the reality is "updates on disk, doesn't update in-memory unless you restart that program". Windows' file locking system is really inconvenient, but it does have some knock-on benefits.
- ThrowawayR2 6y agoTell that to the two machines that were rendered unbootable because of a recent Ubuntu update.
- tasubotadas 6y agoWell, I had my workstation in a broken state after updates many more times on Linux (Gentoo, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Arch) than on Windows. Actually, I haven't ever experienced these "broken" updates on Windows 10. The update process might be more convenient and more transparent on Linux but it's definitely not as stable as on Windows.
- vmchale 6y agoI've heard good things about NixOS. In any case, they're usually clearer about what's being upgraded.
- tempfs 6y agoMac updates are definitely problematic, but I honestly can't remember the last time running apt dist-upgrade has ever broken anything on Debian.
- downerending 6y agoI'm a (very) long-time Linux user, and somewhat sad to say, Windows often seems like a better "client" OS (e.g., for connecting to Linux servers). I retry the Linux GUI occasionally, but usually bounce off within a few days. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.
- pinfisher 6y agoApril 14th update? Seems like old news.
- wolfi1 6y agoi thought the same. as there are security updates this month I would (and will) install at least those considered critical
- da_chicken 6y agoDefinitely. This article is from April 23. The MS KB article says they saw reports on social media but didn't get any telemetry or customer feedback: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4549951/windows-10-update-kb4549951 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4549951/windows-10-... Of course, if the update leaves your system in an unbootable state you'd expect there to be no telemetry, and the only thing I can imagine more like a black hole than feedback to MS would be feedback to Google, IBM or Oracle.
- NikolaeVarius 6y agoDumb clickbait title. I consider claims of "hurting" my PC to mean that a hardware issue could occur, not that it could introduce a bug.
- ravenstine 6y agoThis is exactly why I turn off automatic updates for everything, and only update once the canaries have left the coal mine. Automatic updates might be good for keeping the masses secure, but if you're between that and a power-user then they add too much unpredictability into the system, even if something bad happens only once in a blue moon.
- shawnz 6y ago> if you're between that and a power-user then they add too much unpredictability into the system, even if something bad happens only once in a blue moon. What's the cost-benefit analysis on that? I have literally never had an issue installing updates on the day of release at least since Windows 10 was released, so spending even a few days thinking about it already seems like a wasted cost to me.
- buro9 6y agoAh, this may explain an unexpected looping BSOD that started a few days after that date. I started getting a KMODE Exception Not Handled BSOD with no driver listed. Have done full diagnostics of memory, graphics card, everything... even in safe mode without networking it would still BSOD shortly after boot. I reinstalled Windows, applied updates... and it happened again. It's quite vicious if this is it... there's not a lot one can do about this. Well, I flipped to a Linux laptop instead.
- CrankyBear 6y agoI don't trust Any Windows 10 updates anymore. There's always something.
- vorpalhex 6y agoThis is pretty clickbaity, any chance we can get a more professional source with additional details?
- GeekyBear 6y ago>In addition to BSoD crashes and connectivity issues, users are also reporting that their settings are being removed and files deleted. https://betanews.com/2020/04/23/kb4549951-crash-file-deletion/ https://betanews.com/2020/04/23/kb4549951-crash-file-deletio...
- minikites 6y ago>Windows 10 users are reporting crashes like the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) after installing the April 14th update Why is this getting posted the day after May's Patch Tuesday? The title is incredibly misleading.
- tatersolid 6y agoSomeone has a working exploit patched two days ago, and they want to extend its useful life by sowing confusion. A disinformation campaign targeted at technical site seems like an interesting approach, as we HN types provide advice to the non-technical folks around us.
- discreditable 6y agoAm I the only person who installs updates as soon as they come out, yolo'ing them at my org and has no problems at all?
- jaywalk 6y agoNo, that's pretty much what I've done since well before Windows 10.
- xtiansimon 6y agoDammit. I’m telecommuting with LogMeIn and last week Outlook’s email search bar inexplicably moved to the top of the screen. And yesterday one of my monitors was just a black screen. After logging out and back in the problem went away. After reading this post, I’m more nervous. Hey Microsoft! Think you can take a break on non-security updates? /panic rant