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> Windows Update itself was a browser app. You could upgrade from the browser. I'm very interested in this. Would you mind expanding, please?
by tentacleuno 5y ago
> Windows Update itself was a browser app. You could upgrade from the browser.
I'm very interested in this. Would you mind expanding, please?
- jmrm 5y agoI remember how Windows ME, 2000, and XP had an ActiveX in Internet Explorer to select what updates to download and install in a web page, and if i recall correctly, it was called Microsoft Update. That download and installation process were done in other process outside the browser. For me this process was a total pain in the back, because it was pretty common to have failed downloads, specially when you used dial-up internet connections.
- hnlmorg 5y agoIt never ceases to amaze me just how bad Microsoft Update and Windows Update are (and the macOS App Store too for that matter). Two of the biggest companies in the world can't seem to get it right while a team of volunteers manage to run not just OS updates on Linux and BSD, but an entire library of software too.