[BritishShivans]

According to Microsoft, the latest security update is bugged for some reason. It can **** up your computer when you restart it/shut down. Here's the Microsoft article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2839011

So yeah, go into Programs and Features, go to View Installed Updates, and put KB2823324 into the search bar and uninstall it. Restart your computer afterwards.

[watsisname]

Thanks for the heads-up!

[jg18]

Yeah, thanks for the warning!

[Mikes]

As a cynic I have to wonder if this update is part of the Windows 8 marketing campaign

[Nuke]

im glad i dont update windows. i dont like change.

[Luis Dias]

im glad i dont update windows. i dont like change.

not sure if stupid or if trolling

[BloodEagle]

im glad i dont update windows. i dont like change.

not sure if stupid or if trolling

Automatic updates for Windows are terrible, and should never be enabled.  Sadly, you can't turn the sneaky ones off. [/completely serious]

[The E]

Automatic updates for Windows are terrible, and should never be enabled.  Sadly, you can't turn the sneaky ones off. [/completely serious]

not sure if stupid or if trolling

if not trolling, please elaborate.

[Nuke]

im glad i dont update windows. i dont like change.

not sure if stupid or if trolling

neither actually. i have my reasons. they are likely totally insane, but i have them.

[Nemesis6]

Meanwhile, in Nuke's background processes tab.

[BloodEagle]

Automatic updates for Windows are terrible, and should never be enabled.  Sadly, you can't turn the sneaky ones off. [/completely serious]

not sure if stupid or if trolling

if not trolling, please elaborate.

 

Automatic updates for Windows are terrible, and should never be enabled.  Sadly, you can't turn the sneaky ones off. [/completely serious]

not sure if [...] trolling

if not trolling, please elaborate.

See the difference?  Please don't insult me in such a dismissive manner.

[Lorric]

Automatic updates for Windows are terrible, and should never be enabled.  Sadly, you can't turn the sneaky ones off. [/completely serious]

not sure if stupid or if trolling

if not trolling, please elaborate.

 

Automatic updates for Windows are terrible, and should never be enabled.  Sadly, you can't turn the sneaky ones off. [/completely serious]

not sure if [...] trolling

if not trolling, please elaborate.

See the difference?  Please don't insult me in such a dismissive manner.

Oh, he likes to do that. He's done it to me.

I don't know what the problem with the updates are, I've never had issue with them, but I do know someone who doesn't install them because he thinks they ****ed up his computer.

[BloodEagle]

By all means, manually download and install critical updates as needed (which isn't nearly as often as you'd think).

But leave automatic updates disabled, forever.

[Lorric]

By all means, manually download and install critical updates as needed (which isn't nearly as often as you'd think).

But leave automatic updates disabled, forever.

Why?

[Aardwolf]

Restart rape.

And that "postpone [dropdown menu] hours" popup window still sucks. I've had it sneak up on me when I was running a fullscreen app.

[Flipside]

I think what he is saying is please don't make blanket statements without some kind of justification for saying it.

It's fine if you distrust the Windows updates etc, but without some kind of reason for that distrust it comes across simply as paranoia.

[Lorric]

I don't know how you'd know which updates were "needed" and which weren't anyway.

[Lorric]

I think what he is saying is please don't make blanket statements without some kind of justification for saying it.

It's fine if you distrust the Windows updates etc, but without some kind of reason for that distrust it comes across simply as paranoia.

No, he said he's either stupid or a troll. He does this kind of thing, if he thinks one way and someone else thinks another, they're an idiot or a troll.

[The E]

Yes, I did say that.

Because I cannot fathom why anyone would disable one of the fundamental security safeguards just because of a forced reboot once a month or so. I have always run my systems with automatic updates enabled, and have so far not encountered any breaking issues (And with Win8, even those "Computer must restart in x time" popups are gone for good). I am genuinely interested why someone would make a statement like "Automatic Updates are all terrible" with a straight face.

[Lorric]

Yes, I did say that.

Because I cannot fathom why anyone would disable one of the fundamental security safeguards just because of a forced reboot once a month or so. I have always run my systems with automatic updates enabled, and have so far not encountered any breaking issues (And with Win8, even those "Computer must restart in x time" popups are gone for good). I am genuinely interested why someone would make a statement like "Automatic Updates are all terrible" with a straight face.

Then you should have just said what you said here.