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Windows update warning

Blulu
Blulu Posts: 7,714 Forumite
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Guys, my laptop has just finished doing a Windows update. It took over two hours! I'm so glad I did it at the end of the day, when I'd finished comping. The good thing is, it did warn me it would be a long one, and gave me options to reschedule it for when I wanted it to run.

Blu X
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  • Blueyez
    Blueyez Posts: 2,983 Forumite
    My last windows update failed & I lost the use of my keyboard & mouse-had to use recovery & lost all my favourites & comp folders!:eek:
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  • Blulu
    Blulu Posts: 7,714 Forumite
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    Blueyez wrote: »
    My last windows update failed & I lost the use of my keyboard & mouse-had to use recovery & lost all my favourites & comp folders!:eek:

    Ouch! That would hurt, lots. Sometimes it feels like Microsoft are Big Brother. We have very little say in what they choose to do to our computers, and no recourse at all when what they do messes up.

    Blu X
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apology
    THIS IS ME!


    When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.
  • martinthebandit
    martinthebandit Posts: 4,422 Forumite
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    Blulu wrote: »
    Ouch! That would hurt, lots. Sometimes it feels like Microsoft are Big Brother. We have very little say in what they choose to do to our computers, and no recourse at all when what they do messes up.

    Blu X


    You could always use a different operating system.
  • ChamomileTao
    ChamomileTao Posts: 155 Forumite
    Yes my laptop which is essentially my entertainment centre/spare did that update yesterday, seems okay afterwards though, I wonder when the main one will launch into it.
  • Skilos
    Skilos Posts: 1,333 Forumite
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    Windows Updates have always given me more trouble than any virus ever has. I had to run System Restore after this latest update kept crashing my laptop. Today I've also spent hours on tech support sites after the probably not coincidental matter of my wireless connectivity suddenly disabling.
  • Blueyez
    Blueyez Posts: 2,983 Forumite
    just had the dreaded update, took just over an hour!:eek:
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