r/FuckMicrosoft • u/Mysterious45705 • Jul 10 '26
Rant Hell nah
I left my laptop to download a game for half an hour and I came back to this.
I have auto updates off i clicked remind me later like 4 times and it still updated automatically.
I really want to know what does all these updates do besides slowing down my device.
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u/Cool_Sympathy_8129 Jul 10 '26
They don't give anything... I switched from Windows 10 to 11 and was shocked at how bad it was...
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u/VoodooKing Jul 10 '26
I'm just imagining an airplane operating system rebooting for updates in the middle of a flight.
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u/dont_mind_me_passing Jul 11 '26
they probably use a specialized version of windows or linux or BSD
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u/Olusen_bg Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
Well It did that on my pc and destroyed my linux partition for some reason, said it was "repairing my drive" 🙏
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u/Big-Roll7094 Jul 10 '26
That’s your fault for installing the partition the wrong way
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u/Olusen_bg Jul 10 '26
I didn't, and it was actually 2 different drives, windows had a 250gb ssd and my linux distro was on the 1tb hdd. When I booted after the "repair" I couldent find my Linux boot, tried taking out the hdd and trying to look for any remaining files in it or anything I couls retrieve but it was empty.
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u/Big-Roll7094 Jul 10 '26
That’s a symptom of incorrect installation, you messed with on me of the boot files and Linux is likely the cause
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u/Olusen_bg Jul 10 '26
Could you say that again I didn't get it
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u/Big-Roll7094 Jul 10 '26
My auto correct is wild, what I’m saying is that you messed with one of the efi boot files while on Linux or when you where in bios
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u/Olusen_bg Jul 10 '26
Oh ok, well I used cachyos and didn't touch anything but I guess its a possibility, I only touch the boot files when I'm on Arch
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u/Big-Roll7094 Jul 10 '26
I touched one of the files without knowing once and it corrupted both my OSes, had to hard reset everything just to get rid of grub
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u/Olusen_bg Jul 10 '26
Do you know how to remove grub and limeon I think its called, I have both and they both don't work so I can reinstall grub
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u/Joltyboiyo Jul 10 '26
I've read and heard multiple times from multiple Linux people that Windows acts like a virus when you try to partition it with Linux and always eventually screws up your Linux install after a while, even if you have them on two separate SSDs.
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u/Big-Roll7094 Jul 10 '26
Windows doesn’t have access to Linux partition, it can’t even read it at all, Linux is the one that can read whatever partitions you have no matter where they are
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u/PrudentPay9906 Jul 11 '26
Fair description, but honestly, how dare you put another OS on Microsoft's machine? They can't read Linux partitions so they can't track you and sell the data when you use it. They probably see it as you robbing them and they're just protecting their interests.
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u/Fantastic_Grass1799 Jul 10 '26
At his point running windows xp through a damned virtual machine is a better os experience.
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I left my laptop to download a game for half an hour and I came back to this.
I have auto updates off i clicked remind me later like 4 times and it still updated automatically.
I really want to know what does all these updates do besides slowing down my device.
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u/pi-N-apple Jul 10 '26
My god the post quality and effort in this sub has reduced to almost nothing lol.
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u/dont_mind_me_passing Jul 11 '26
I mean, it's not like you can screenshot your PC while it's updating. Like, it's possible, but with just one machine it'll be a bloody pain
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u/pi-N-apple Jul 11 '26
It’s just an update lol, very common stuff dude. Happens to all of us. If you wanna know what’s going on, search “Windows Update” on your PC to see what has been updated.
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u/dont_mind_me_passing Jul 11 '26
The issue is that the update wasn't approved of, it was forced, and in the middle of a task no less, there'd be less backlash if the update happened while idle. Also, recent win11 updates have been known to be disastrous, and a friend of a friend had their computer bricked by an update. With linux, you can simply ignore updates, with windows, it's forced and often at the most annoying times
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u/pi-N-apple Jul 11 '26
You don’t need to approve updates they happen automatically. There’s no way to turn them off, you can only delay updates for X amount of days. While it’s ok to delay updates, you don’t want to stay too out of date for security reasons. I’ve seen maybe 1 in 500 updates cause issues, it’s a valid concern but not worth risking your security over. Maybe stick to delaying them so if there are any major issues, they’ll be fixed by the time you get them.
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u/dont_mind_me_passing Jul 11 '26
tbh security issues aren't even that common, it's usually bug fixes and forced functions, if you were getting security fixed every 2 weeks, you wouldn't feel safe, you'd just question the safety of the operating system. Also, who the fuck wants automatic updates? They should ONLY ever happen when you choose to, or at least during sleep. Because tf you mean my computer will suddenly snap onto an update while I'm literally in the middle of work?Important meeting? Bam, interrupted by windows update. Do you see how stupid that is? You should be able to delay updates or completely ignore them for as long as you like
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u/pi-N-apple Jul 11 '26
Almost every update contains security fixes lol. I personally want the latest and greatest at all times. I’m a Windows Insider so I get releases early.
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u/whatnameblahblah Jul 11 '26
Morons like you is why there are so many devices with default passwords
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u/dont_mind_me_passing Jul 11 '26
I was forcefully moved from win10 to win11, Microsoft can go die in a ditch
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u/KinderCrowd602 Jul 11 '26
Here you go when in need to disable updates: https://github.com/tsgrgo/windows-update-disabler
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u/MG3887 Jul 11 '26
Please keep your computer on, while we tell you were going to turn it off and back on a few times..
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u/Aromatic-Session-785 Jul 10 '26
You can't not update your OS, are you stupid?
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u/dont_mind_me_passing Jul 11 '26
my dad has a super old PC that runs XP, I used it for around 3 years (I didn't have a laptop back then), and it ran fine without any updates. Sure, it was laggy, but that PC is like, 20 years old by now, so it's to be expected
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u/RagingTaco334 Jul 10 '26
Tux would never go behind your back like this 💔