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It doesn't take windows 8 hours to install upates. The reason why it takes 8 hours is that the update process doesn't start until it has been determined that yo
by TowerTall 5y ago
It doesn't take windows 8 hours to install upates. The reason why it takes 8 hours is that the update process doesn't start until it has been determined that you have stable power. One of the criteria for that is that the computer has been on for a couple of hours without power interruption.
- Nextgrid 5y agoA proper update process should be able to pause immediately when power is lost, thus not needing to care about whether there is stable power - if power suddenly goes away the entire thing should pause and thus not waste battery power.
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- FastEatSlow 5y agoThe majority of the update process is downloading and decompressing, which can be interrupted without issues. The update process itself should be quick enough that if the user does happen to decide to turn off their machine, it will just delay the shutdown process by a minute or two.