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I don't remember any server systems to reboot for updates if not configured to do so. And I've seen enough WinSvr in my life. Probably nobody consulted a sysad

• jeroenhd 4y ago
  That's the thing I notice when I see people complaining about Windows choosing to update itself: I get the feeling people just don't want to reboot their machine for five minutes every week. For at least 80% of the comments I read, I'm pretty sure these people would never apply updates if they had the opportunity to. Sure, Windows update takes a while, but it's still so much better than whatever the hell Apple is doing. Despite the fact that I abhor removing the possibility to choose what your device does when, I think forced automatic updates are net win for computer users worldwide. In fact, I suspect Microsoft may need to be even more forceful, because even though consumer Windows rebooted itself at the time, wannacry and friends still managed to spread across the globe using an exploit that had been patched in an important security updates months before.