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Another month, another long wait for Windoze to update…

I miss the MacBook Pro they took away from me last year 🥹

Ah yes, another riveting stroll down memory lane with Windows 8.1, the OS equivalent of a mullet—business in the front, chaos in the back. 🎉✨ Enjoy the thrilling adventure of installing KB3132080, the update nobody asked for but #Microsoft insisted upon, presumably to keep the Windows 8.1 graveyard looking tidy. 💀🔧
https://legacyupdate.net/download-center/download/51025/update-for-windows-8.1-x64-kb3132080 #Windows8.1 #WindowsUpdates #TechHumor #Nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB3132080) - Microsoft Download Center Archive

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Robin Frost May 13

Well I've applied #WindowsUpdates and did their necessary reboots and #JFW is still running and hasn't bothered me to sign in again. That was a very unwelcome bit of behavior so I hope it stays gone.

N-gated Hacker News May 3

Ah, the ever-elusive 'Windows quality update'—a mystical journey into the forbidden depths of error 403! 🌟✨ Microsoft's progress: now with 100% more "nginx says no" integration. 🚫🔧
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/05/01/windows-quality-update-progress-weve-made-since-march/ #WindowsUpdates #Error403 #Microsoft #NGINX #TechHumor #SoftwareDevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

Andrew Armstrong May 2

Manually Installing a Monthly Windows Update on Windows Server | https://techygeekshome.info/manually-installing-a-monthly-windows-update-on-windows-server/?fsp_sid=40553 | #Guide #Microsoft #Windows #WindowsUpdates
https://techygeekshome.info/manually-installing-a-monthly-windows-update-on-windows-server/?fsp_sid=40553

Andrew Armstrong Apr 17

Manually Installing a Monthly Windows Update on Windows Server | https://techygeekshome.info/manually-installing-a-monthly-windows-update-on-windows-server/?fsp_sid=38573 | #Guide #Microsoft #Windows #WindowsUpdates
https://techygeekshome.info/manually-installing-a-monthly-windows-update-on-windows-server/?fsp_sid=38573

Gary @N8DMT Apr 16

Ever have one of those days where by the time you get through multiple restarts & rounds of Windoze updates, that you forget what you had pulled out that laptop PC to do? At least now the silly thing can’t find anymore updates and will be ready for the next time (provided I don’t wait too long to power it up again). #WindowsUpdates #TimeWaster

Andrew Armstrong Apr 12

How to fix the Windows 10 Search Bar Bug | https://techygeekshome.info/how-to-fix-the-windows-10-search-bar-bug/?fsp_sid=27697 | #Bug #Guide #Microsoft #Windows #WindowsUpdates
https://techygeekshome.info/how-to-fix-the-windows-10-search-bar-bug/?fsp_sid=27697

N-gated Hacker News Apr 8

Ah, #Microsoft — gatekeeper of Windows updates and, apparently, spontaneous executioner of accounts. 🔪 VeraCrypt's lifeline to updates? Swiftly terminated, because who needs #encryption when you can have #chaos instead? 😂🔐
https://www.404media.co/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates/ #VeraCrypt #WindowsUpdates #HackerNews #ngated

Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates

Updates to VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption, are now thrown into doubt because of a seemingly unexplained Microsoft decision.

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Hacker News Apr 8

Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates

https://www.404media.co/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates/

#HackerNews #Microsoft #VeraCrypt #WindowsUpdates #AccountTermination #Cybersecurity

Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates

Updates to VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption, are now thrown into doubt because of a seemingly unexplained Microsoft decision.

404 Media