XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Lawrence D?Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > 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*?   
      
     The update process is partly 'online', i.e. the system is still up   
   and can be used normally or is in its non active hours, and partly   
   'offline', i.e. restarting, doing the final installation of the   
   update(s) and possibly restarting another time.   
      
     The latter (offline) phase is what all the hoopla is all about. But   
   yes, on my medium level laptop, that takes 'forever', possibly as much   
   as 5 *minutes*, so you'll have to excuse me, while I'm running to the   
   shop to get the desperately needed "faster hardware"!   
      
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