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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to Paul   
   Re: Windows fans: tell me where the narr   
   26 Jan 26 01:46:33   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:34:26 -0500, Paul wrote:   
      
   > The [Windows Update] process can be accelerated by:   
   >   
   > 1) CPU speed, to the expected extent.   
   > 2) Memory bandwidth, typical acceleration coming from a processor   
   >    with a larger L3.   
   > 3) Some sort of magical cleaning process for your WinSxS side by   
   >    side tree. ...   
      
   What it seems to me you are saying, is that a lot of the need for   
   newer, faster hardware for running Windows, is just to speed up the   
   *UPDATE PROCESS*?   
      
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