to my genuine but relieved surprise, it still booted after this.
what's truly mystifying, however, is how the Dell firmware manages to have two or three ⚠️Critical⚠️ bios updates a week. I understand neither where they're all coming from nor how Dell sustains such a rapid release cycle of high-risk firmware patches long-term.
@0xabad1dea I have a Lenovo that did something like 7 bios updates in the same day, laptop was disconnected for a while, but instead of doing last one windows update makes it step each one at a time.
Also if you had a critical error before it's a good idea to do a sfc /scannow I was sceptic before but that command fixs a lot of corrupted files all the time.
@0xabad1dea @Iloo So you can decide to never install an available Windows update? Or are you talking only about firmware updates specifically?
My partner's Windows system seems to update itself. The only control seems to be that you can defer it a few times, but eventually it happens regardless. Most of the time it happens when noone is watching, and without asking whether it is OK to do so.
Are we missing some simple setting?
@kauer @Iloo I'm talking about Dell firmware updates. Blocking Windows updates is harder. In particular, if you are using a home license, they don't consider you smart enough to make an informed decision on the matter.
Apparently one trick is to lie to Windows that your home wifi connection is "metered", that is, charged by the megabyte, as it won't download updates in the background while metered. However, this may cause other apps to also stop doing what you expect them to do in the background.
@0xabad1dea ooooo Dell firmware story time.
Back when I worked IT we had an hardware refresh cycle which involved issuing out a bunch of brand new Dell all in ones. Part way through this cycle though the network started to choke, networking spent a LOT of time trying to debug what the hell was bringing down the network, while we continued to roll out the AIOs to the different workspaces.
@0xabad1dea Earlier this year there was a Windows bug that caused some computers to immediately boot back up after shutting down, and this caused the Dell updater on my laptop to repeatedly install the same BIOS update without ever getting to the part where it updates the flash ROM.
Edit: I think the shutdown bug was caused by the KB5073455 update.
@0xabad1dea computers can do anything these days! Truly amazing
real talk I think the update screen is just a full screen application. I managed to tab out of it this one time
@0xabad1dea as it turns out, (I think!)
the update screen is just a cover over the top of the desktop
the updates could download and install without that screen, but it is a good feedback indicator
I'm pretty sure this is how error windows can still appear like it did for you
its just a program (tm)
from what I read, some blue screens are this way, too
Oh…yah…i’ve seen things like this.
@0xabad1dea since Werewolf jokes are already covered, lemmy do a bad German pun on that:
WerFault? DuFaulst!
well this is the scariest thing my work computer has ever done. I didn’t even know it was structurally possible for popup windows to appear over the Windows Update screen
Time to install a decent operating system.
Linux or BSD.
I have found Linux far easier to understand and it shows windoze up as what it is.
Pre installed malware.
@Kerplunk imagine if I specifically said this is my work computer. for my job. that I am required to use if I want to eat. not my personal computer.
imagine if the reason I specifically said it was my work computer was in a clearly vain attempt to forestall exactly this exact sort of extremely annoying, unhelpful, unwelcome reply that makes you seem eminently blockable.
I am begging you not to @ strangers like this. Please. For the love of gods. Stop.
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@Kerplunk imagine if I specifically said this is my work computer. for my job. that I am required to use if I want to eat. not my personal computer.
abadidea,
if you want to block me for promoting a change to a sane operating system that is not controlled by trumpisstan just go ahead.
In the last company I worked for the change to Linux saved money in the first year despite initial investment and training cost, reduced down time at workplaces to near nil. Savings continue.
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