XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2026-01-02 01:47, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 18:11:33 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> You're not wrong about machines no longer updating. Every honest person   
   >> who's used Windows 10 or 11 for a long period of time will confirm that   
   >> every so often, you'll come across updates that either failed or refused   
   >> to install. From that point on, unless you know the cumbersome way to   
   >> fix it, it will refuse to install any subsequent updates.   
   >   
   > When I had a machine on the Insiders program it got to that point. The   
   > cumbersome way was a well trodden path for me but it didn't help.   
      
   I always (eventually) managed to get it to work, but the way to fix it   
   is definitely not intuitive. Even experienced, power users would find   
   the instruction difficult to follow, so I can imagine what kind of a   
   nightmare this would have become for casual users.   
      
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   CrudeSausage   
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