I HATE Windows updates!

NeilF · 21 Jul 2010 at 19:19

The number of times I'm playing a game, only for Windows (Vista) to restart my machine for an updated I hadn't been informed about...

I suspect it gives you the warning, but as you're in a game you don't see it, so it merily restarts after X mins!

Can you turn it off? So it only applies updates on startup/shutdown like any logical system would?

NeilF · 21 Jul 2010 at 20:25

Hikari Kisugi said:
Why don't you just change your settings?
It isn't difficult, it would have been quikcer than posting here.

Because I wasn't aware you could :rolleyes:

Changed to let me choose... Really just want an option for "Download automatically and install on shutdown, NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING WITHOUT A WARNING!!!!!"

NeilF · 22 Jul 2010 at 08:51

vsmora said:
If any updates have been auto downloaded, then when you go to shutdown you will get an extra option to "Install updates and shutdown" (been there since XP days).

Will be interesting then as I use a desktop shortcut to closedown... ie: http://slashhome.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/vista-shutdown-icon-shortcut-on-your-desktop/

NeilF · 22 Jul 2010 at 09:10

malc30 said:
Typical.
Poor user slating something they don't know how to operate properly.

Change your options & control what your PC does Yourself.

Before you get carried away patting yourself on the back for smart aleck comments... Explain to me how it makes any sense at all for my machine's default behaviour to be in effect to shutdown in the middle of me doing something, without a single warning to me?

Surely the default setting should be, install updates on next startup? How would that make things anything other than better?

Infact, I'm not even sure that option is even available? Is it?

So do you not think, just maybe, there's a valid criticism in my point?

NeilF · 22 Jul 2010 at 09:20

malc30 said:
The Default setting Has to be as it is because Users like you want to plug & play Safely.

No, users like me, want updates, and I'd happily wait till shutdown or restart to apply them. Personally I don't want the machine to shutdown in the middle of me doing something.

Seems the BEST time to apply an update is at startup...

Personally I am not prepared to help people who won't help themselves.

Umm... Odd!

Maybe you need to apply that 'good nature update' now, rather than waiting till you shutdown? Or at least do a defrag, you seem a little fragmented.

NeilF · 22 Jul 2010 at 10:11

SiriusB said:
It is slightly annoying to have Windows reboot on you after an update - the Group Policy/Registry tweaks are a god-send. I am surprised you had no idea though - you usually get a little nagging box on the lower-right, and it has usually popped up while I have been gaming.

It's happened to me before a couple of times, and last night I was in a REALLY good Left 4 Dead 2 game, just getting to a really good moment, and then, shutdown/reboot :rolleyes:

Hence my tantrum post!

NeilF · 24 Jul 2010 at 12:55

Se7ven said:
Upgrade to Windows 7

and next time, maybe take a minute to go through the windows setup where you can change the option before you even go into windows for the first time.

Huh?

Why the daft suggestion to upgrade to Windows 7? What's that got to do with anything other than wasting money?

And the point at hand is of course it's a stupid default setting, that most people will have no clue can even be changed, yet alone how to even change it.

NeilF · 24 Jul 2010 at 15:47

Inazuma said:
Also, I believe the default setting in Vista gives a dialogue box saying the system will restart in X minutes. Most likely you won't see it when playing games in fullscreen.

Yes and yes... So you concur it's a poor and illogical default behaviour? Thanks!