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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing |
| Date | 2026-01-02 20:13 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mrqn81F3b8bU8@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <10j6k9f$3oras$2@dont-email.me> <6956ff25$6$26$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <mrp80bFqpumU4@mid.individual.net> <6957c091$7$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 07:56:49 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote: > 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. You know you have a problem when you invoke the update troubleshooter and it crashes.
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Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-01 20:09 +0000
Re: Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-01 18:11 -0500
Re: Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-02 06:47 +0000
Re: Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-02 07:56 -0500
Re: Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-02 20:13 +0000
Re: Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-01-02 15:30 -0500
Re: Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-03 00:26 +0000
Re: Windows Is A Great OS -- If Your Time Is Worth Nothing rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-03 02:05 +0000
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