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Title: Windows 8.1.1
Post by: Simon on Apr 09, 2014, 11:01:00
Windows 8.1.1(?) released yesterday.  Took an hour to update my laptop!  :swoon:
Title: Re: Windows 8.1.1
Post by: Gary on Apr 09, 2014, 11:10:11
Quote from: Simon on Apr 09, 2014, 11:01:00
Windows 8.1.1(?) released yesterday.  Took an hour to update my laptop!  :swoon:
Only takes me 20 mins to download a whole new version of OS X  :o
Title: Re: Windows 8.1.1
Post by: Technical Ben on Apr 09, 2014, 11:39:36
It's a strange update cycle for Windows 8. It's not helpful to have a "forced restart" when your trying to work due to an update, but the replacement in Win8 is "will update in 4 days time". Can't they just ask us to reboot like before?
Title: Re: Windows 8.1.1
Post by: zappaDPJ on Apr 09, 2014, 14:47:55
Quote from: Technical Ben on Apr 09, 2014, 11:39:36
Can't they just ask us to reboot like before?

Only the professional version of Windows 7 gave you that option. The home version would ask but if you failed to reply because you were not the PC or were in full screen mode it rebooted anyway. I can't for the life of me understand why they insist on doing this.
Title: Re: Windows 8.1.1
Post by: Technical Ben on Apr 09, 2014, 15:54:59
Yeah, had it happen during an important presentation one day. The laptop just did "shutdown, updating". Although it's not impossible something did not trigger it erroneously.