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   joop g to Erik N   
   Re: what happens if the computer is swit   
   05 Feb 12 15:09:09   
   
   From: jjge@xs4all.nl   
      
   Erik N wrote:   
      
   > joop g wrote:   
   >> I have set Automatic Updates to "on", and the time to somewhere in the   
   >> evening. But what happens if the computer is not on at that time? Will   
   >> the updates be downloaded next morning, and installed at next switchoff   
   >> time?   
   >   
   > Close, very close.   
   > The next time your PC is on and logged in, it will download and   
   > automatically install said updates after downloading all of them first.   
   > After all the updates are installed you may need to reboot your   
   > computer, but do not, do NOT switch it off while it is installing   
   > updates. You could screw something up and have to do a repair install (I   
   > learnt the hard way).   
      
   Thanks. I disciplined "my" users to never switch off the computer (just shut   
   down and leave it to itself).   
      
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