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It really has seemed in the past couple of years that Windows suddenly just stops working right - start menu stops coming up, new explorer windows won't open, etc. etc. - which MaGiCaLlY fixes itself when I hit restart and wouldn't you know it, there's pending updates to install!

Breaking users' computers to force them to restart and install updates is a bit of a weird move, but sure Microsoft, I guess I'll still play your game.

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And those new updates break something else ; ) Right now, right-clicking in my windows explorer crashes and restarts it.

I get that Microsoft focuses on Win 11 now and they want us to move over -- which often requires buying a machine, making Microsoft's hardware partners happy -- but it terms of productivity, Win 11 is a step backwards, at least for me.

I manage our company’s Windows machines and I was thinking this exact same thing the other day. In years past, you’d be pestered to reboot until you finally acquiesced and now Microsoft thinks they can get away with updating everything on the sly but the effect is often exactly as you described. I’m not loving it.

The point is, that random updates are a menace.

Not sure why would anybody want that, even a grandma, because almost no system can guarantie that it wont get fucked and unless it provides a perfect restore, which some systems do but are nerdy in nature then its probably for the best not to update.

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