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Stop rebooting my computer Microsoft!

I don't really have anything against Microsoft but lately the company is starting to get on my nerves. Specifically when it comes to rebooting my computer automatically in the middle of the night.

These reboots stem from the automated updates that download to my PC in the middle of the night. The updates are usually related to patches issued by Microsoft to address recent security threats. I'm all for that. But I'm not all for the reboots.

I'm not for them because Continue Reading...

Tags: microsoft, patches, reboot, security, updates, windows live onecare

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Lisa Hedrick Comment by Lisa Hedrick on March 20, 2008 at 8:33am
i'm a big believer in taking all microsoft has to send me and adding a grain of salt so it has some worth, at the very least, the worth of the salt. I don't believe all they send is even worthy of downloading, only a small percentage, and if i lose work because Bill G rebooted my computer during the night, i'm hunting him down and inserting a mac air where the sun don't shine. (I only want to cause him a little discomfort).

at the end of the day... when you look at this issue, you have no control in the matter, no matter who the makes the update/upgrade (Adobe is another great example), you're going to have to reboot, it's just a matter of whether you let the computer do it, or you do it yourself when it doesn't mess up anything else you're working on... please take no offense, but I think it's kind of a no brainer.

Control the machine (sounds corny, and RIP Arthur C. Clarke), don't let it control you...

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