At the venue, as soon as I switrched on the laptop it went in the
"updating do not switch off" thingy. 15 minutes later it's still doing
it so my presentation has to be abandonned (end of meeting time).
So how do people put up with this?
Jim Jackson wrote:
At the venue, as soon as I switrched on the laptop it went in the
"updating do not switch off" thingy. 15 minutes later it's still doing
it so my presentation has to be abandonned (end of meeting time).
So how do people put up with this?
Before setting up for a presentation you can pause updates (for 1-5 weeks)
Jim Jackson wrote:
At the venue, as soon as I switrched on the laptop it went in the
"updating do not switch off" thingy. 15 minutes later it's still doing
it so my presentation has to be abandonned (end of meeting time).
Before setting up for a presentation you can pause updates (for 1-5
weeks)
Tonight I borrowed ny wife's MS Windows 10 home Laptop to take to a
meeting where I was to give a presentation. I'd logged in to my account
at home and it ll appeared to be working fine - there was the usual odd
pause etcwhich I assumed was the usual updates because I'd not logged in
for a week or so.
At the venue, as soon as I switrched on the laptop it went in the
"updating do not switch off" thingy. 15 minutes later it's still doing
it so my presentation has to be abandonned (end of meeting time).
So how do people put up with this? I'm assuming that in business with
Windoes Pro or whateever, this can be controlled so updates don't
interrupt important events. Can it be controlled on the home edition?
I don't use MS Windows on my desktop so don't have this sort of thing
to deal with normally.
Is there any way of taming MS windows updates?
That's the nice thing about old versions -- NO MORE UPDATES!
Windows ?? Pro or higher usually allows the user to delay an impending update
Andy Burns wrote:
you can pause updates (for 1-5 weeks)
Ah news to me - I will google it.
On 5/16/24 8:31 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2024 19:50:05 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:
That's the nice thing about old versions -- NO MORE UPDATES!
Would you entrust mission-critical business operations to obsolete, unsupported software?
No idea. Fortunately, I don't have to.
Another bad thing about old software is that it often runs on old
hardware only. That means you need to have working spare parts in your
stock and that will be hard to find after decades.
BTW, did you know that the Voyagers are run on FORTRAN?
On Fri, 17 May 2024 09:25:32 +0200, Marco Moock wrote:
Another bad thing about old software is that it often runs on old
hardware only. That means you need to have working spare parts in
your stock and that will be hard to find after decades.
Some people like to tout the excuse “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. The potential trouble with that is, if/when it does finally
break, they are liable to discover they have no idea how to fix it.
So how do people put up with this? I'm assuming that in business with
Windoes Pro or whateever, this can be controlled so updates don't
interrupt important events. Can it be controlled on the home edition?
I've worked in educational institutions with Windows 10 PCs, and
sometimes the admins there had them rigged so updates didn't get
slapped on right after starting Windows, but only when ending
a session. If I'm not mistaken, there'd sometimes be a roughly
5-minute delay after firing up Windows too, but if the whole
gig lasted several hours, that time was no skin off my back.
So how do people put up with this?
On 16/05/2024 21:32, Jim Jackson wrote:
So how do people put up with this?
They're smart enough to know how the OS works and handles its updates so
this doesn't happen. i.e. they update well before they intend to present
or they disable updates temporarily before presenting or they make sure
they don't go online before presenting.
Just because you are clueless about the OS doesn't mean everyone else is.
How do people live with MS Windows ????
Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote or quoted:
How do people live with MS Windows ????
People with MS Windows can live fulfilling lives by managing
their symptoms and making lifestyle adjustments.
Update-modifying therapies (UMTs) can slow Windows progression
by modulating the Microsoft Windows Updates, so that people
can enjoy extended periods of Windows 7 before stages like
Windows 10, or even 11.
Taking walks away from the MS Windows computer helps manage
specific symptoms like pain and fatigue.
Steroids can help reduce inflammation while working with the
actual Windows software and Windows application programs.
Physiotherapy helps improve functions lost after extended
MS Windows sessions and manage any possible disabilities.
some of them pretty au
fait the OS
On 21/05/2024 16:33, Jim Jackson wrote:
some of them pretty au
fait the OS
No they're not au fait at all. If they were au fait they would know this
and many other things people moan about and how to deal with it.
On 2024-05-23, mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> wrote:
On 21/05/2024 16:33, Jim Jackson wrote:
some of them pretty au
fait the OS
No they're not au fait at all. If they were au fait they would know this
and many other things people moan about and how to deal with it.
Ah! so you aren't going to be at all helpfull. I did ask for help and
you clipped that bit. I think I have your measure.
I've worked in educational institutions with Windows 10 PCs, and
sometimes the admins there had them rigged so updates didn't get
slapped on right after starting Windows, but only when ending
a session. If I'm not mistaken, there'd sometimes be a roughly
5-minute delay after firing up Windows too, but if the whole
gig lasted several hours, that time was no skin off my back.
How do people live with MS Windows ????
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