XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   CrudeSausage  wrote:   
   > On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:52:39 -0500, Paul wrote:   
   [Audio transcript deleted.]   
      
   > You're going to tell me that you've never had an update take hours to   
   > complete?   
      
     Indeed, I never had that. We're talking Windows 11 here, which mostly   
   uses modern hardware (because of TPM and stuff) and probably SSDs.   
      
   >	    I've used every Windows since 3 and kept my systems extremely   
   > clean. Even under perfect conditions, Microsoft requires a ridiculous   
   > amount of time to update systems on many occasions,   
      
     'Even' a complete 'repair install' shouldn't take much more than an   
   hour, including the download time when the system is still up/usable.   
      
   >						      and even then there is   
   > no guarantee that your machine will be bootable once they complete. If   
   > you're suggesting this never happens, you're just lying.   
      
     Yes, it does happen. Does it happen that often? I don't think so. It   
   never happened to me, from Windows 1.0 all the way through 11.   
      
     BTW, many of the horror scenarios seem to involve laptops (not   
   desktops) - why bother to mention such 'details'? :-( -, which should   
   not be Shut down or Restart-ed nilly willy, but just let/put to sleep   
   (or hibernate).   
      
     And the case with 8 workstations/employees shutting down at the end of   
   the day, same story: Unmanaged systems/procedures will get you into   
   trouble. News at ten.   
      
     Bottom line: Technology requires management/time. Don't spend it and   
   sooner or later it will spend it for you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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