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* 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PCLawrence D'Oliveiro
`* Re: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PCCrudeSausage
 `* Re: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PCcandycanearter07
  `* Re: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PCChris Ahlstrom
   `- Re: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PCcandycanearter07

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Subject: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PC
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
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Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:42 UTC
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From: ldo@nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
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Subject: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PC
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As if proof were needed ...

This is why they say, Windows is a great OS -- if your time is worth
nothing.

<https://www.computerworld.com/article/3564826/stop-windows-update-from-rebooting-your-pc.html>

Subject: Re: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PC
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Le 2024-10-17 à 17 h 42, Lawrence D'Oliveiro a écrit :
> As if proof were needed ...
>
> This is why they say, Windows is a great OS -- if your time is worth
> nothing.
>
> <https://www.computerworld.com/article/3564826/stop-windows-update-from-rebooting-your-pc.html>

Yep, people forget that you have to pay for the Pro version to have even
a shred of control over that process.

--
CrudeSausage
Paleoconservative, Catholic, Christ is king.

Subject: Re: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PC
From: candycanearter07
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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:30 UTC
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From: candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid (candycanearter07)
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Subject: Re: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PC
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CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote at 23:13 this Thursday (GMT):
> Le 2024-10-17 à 17 h 42, Lawrence D'Oliveiro a écrit :
>> As if proof were needed ...
>>
>> This is why they say, Windows is a great OS -- if your time is worth
>> nothing.
>>
>> <https://www.computerworld.com/article/3564826/stop-windows-update-from-rebooting-your-pc.html>
>
> Yep, people forget that you have to pay for the Pro version to have even
> a shred of control over that process.

You /technically/ can control it, just they ignore it half the time
anyways :)
--
user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

Subject: Re: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PC
From: Chris Ahlstrom
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From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us (Chris Ahlstrom)
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candycanearter07 wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote at 23:13 this Thursday (GMT):
>> Le 2024-10-17 à 17 h 42, Lawrence D'Oliveiro a écrit :
>>> As if proof were needed ...
>>>
>>> This is why they say, Windows is a great OS -- if your time is worth
>>> nothing.
>>>
>>> <https://www.computerworld.com/article/3564826/stop-windows-update-from-rebooting-your-pc.html>
>>
>> Yep, people forget that you have to pay for the Pro version to have even
>> a shred of control over that process.
>
> You /technically/ can control it, just they ignore it half the time
> anyways :)

And you still need a Microsoft account.

--
The men sat sipping their tea in silence. After a while the klutz said,
"Life is like a bowl of sour cream."
"Like a bowl of sour cream?" asked the other. "Why?"
"How should I know? What am I, a philosopher?"

Subject: Re: 5 Ways To Stop Dimdows Update From Rebooting Your PC
From: candycanearter07
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Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:00 UTC
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Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote at 10:31 this Saturday (GMT):
> candycanearter07 wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote at 23:13 this Thursday (GMT):
>>> Le 2024-10-17 à 17 h 42, Lawrence D'Oliveiro a écrit :
>>>> As if proof were needed ...
>>>>
>>>> This is why they say, Windows is a great OS -- if your time is worth
>>>> nothing.
>>>>
>>>> <https://www.computerworld.com/article/3564826/stop-windows-update-from-rebooting-your-pc.html>
>>>
>>> Yep, people forget that you have to pay for the Pro version to have even
>>> a shred of control over that process.
>>
>> You /technically/ can control it, just they ignore it half the time
>> anyways :)
>
> And you still need a Microsoft account.

There are workarounds, though Microsoft is trying REALLY hard to
invalidate them.
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