abadidea6d ago
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
Show threadabadidea6d ago

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.

Show threadiloo6d ago
@0xabad1dea This is interesting, I use linux on my Dell, so does my better half and there's no firmware updates unless we say so ☺️
Show threadabadidea6d ago
@Iloo I'm confused why you think that's different from Windows? the updates exist whether you choose to install them or not, in either case
Show threadiloo6d ago
@0xabad1dea I don't get them automatically, if I want them I can do them as needed in the time that is convenient for me, which means I get to decided what my laptop is doing at any given time not the other way around ☺️
Show threadabadidea6d ago
@Iloo please turn down your sunny evangelization rays for a moment so you can hear me repeat that is not in any way different from how it works on Windows
Show threadXerz 💗
@0xabad1dea @Iloo actually they only just kinda added the option back????? https://www.theverge.com/tech/918572/microsoft-windows-updates-pause-35-days
Microsoft will let you pause Windows Updates indefinitely, 35 days at a time

Microsoft is rolling out changes to Windows Update that will let users pause updates for 35 days at a time and repeat the pause as many times as they want.

The Verge
Jun 16 at 12:01pmWeb