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rzemanfl

(30,749 posts) Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:30 PM Feb 2021

Right after that travesty of a vote my laptop locked up.

I restarted it and got a harrowing, unannounced, unforeseen Windows 10 update that took 55 minutes to install! Just because this day wasn't bad enough, I guess. Has anyone else had this happen?

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Right after that travesty of a vote my laptop locked up. (Original Post) rzemanfl Feb 2021 OP

Not this particular time, not this particular OS Xipe Totec Feb 2021 #1

Yes, this weeks update was onerous BBG Feb 2021 #2

Indeed. If I had gotten any warning I would not have been as upset as I was. rzemanfl Feb 2021 #5

Yes, yesterday. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #3

Thank you. I printed 19 pages of instructions on what to do rzemanfl Feb 2021 #4

Interesting....no, mine seemed to execute pretty much without my input. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #11

I did a Windows update yesterday as well True Dough Feb 2021 #6

It may have been because I had things stuck and running when I had to restart. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2021 #8

I should add that when it finally restarted it took me back to MSNBC and Gmail. rzemanfl Feb 2021 #10

Don't think you have to do that.... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #12

Now that I have notifications back on (don't know how they were turned off) rzemanfl Feb 2021 #13

I got the notification but refused. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #7

Thank you! I just noticed notifications were off. I swear I didn't do that. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2021 #9

Xipe Totec

(44,385 posts)

1. Not this particular time, not this particular OS

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:32 PM

Feb 2021

But man, we are becoming slaves to our machines.

BBG

(3,219 posts)

2. Yes, this weeks update was onerous

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:33 PM

Feb 2021

rzemanfl

(30,749 posts)

5. Indeed. If I had gotten any warning I would not have been as upset as I was.

Reply to BBG (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:37 PM

Feb 2021

Did you get any warning?

OAITW r.2.0

(30,539 posts)

3. Yes, yesterday.

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:33 PM

Feb 2021

Major Windows 10 Update. Pretty sure it was a Microsoft conspiracy to disrupt the Impeachment on Windows platforms!

rzemanfl

(30,749 posts)

4. Thank you. I printed 19 pages of instructions on what to do

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:36 PM

Feb 2021

about a stuck "Getting Windows ready" screen when it finally said "Installing updates" which took a long time too. Did you have any warning at all?

OAITW r.2.0

(30,539 posts)

11. Interesting....no, mine seemed to execute pretty much without my input.

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:47 PM

Feb 2021

It took about 20 minutes to download/restart, multiple times. I steer clear when Windows is doing system updates.

True Dough

(24,114 posts)

6. I did a Windows update yesterday as well

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:37 PM

Feb 2021

But it only took about 15 minutes. Is your version of Windows from 2010 or 1910?

rzemanfl

(30,749 posts)

8. It may have been because I had things stuck and running when I had to restart. n/t

Reply to True Dough (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:39 PM

Feb 2021

rzemanfl

(30,749 posts)

10. I should add that when it finally restarted it took me back to MSNBC and Gmail.

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:46 PM

Feb 2021

From now on I will try to use Task Manager to close any programs before I restart.

OAITW r.2.0

(30,539 posts)

12. Don't think you have to do that....

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #10)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:52 PM

Feb 2021

typically, MS recovers any apps running (Outlook, Excell, Powerpoint, etc). My Browser (Opera doesn't remember what pages were open. Could be, if you use MS Edge to use GMail or watch MSNBC that it does recover where you were in their browser.

rzemanfl

(30,749 posts)

13. Now that I have notifications back on (don't know how they were turned off)

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #12)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:32 PM

Feb 2021

I will feel more comfortable restarting when something locks up. MSNBC was in Edge, Gmail in Chrome.

lpbk2713

(43,230 posts)

7. I got the notification but refused.

Reply to rzemanfl (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:38 PM

Feb 2021

If you click the message you will go to the scheduling time and day. You can
only put it off for a week if you set it up. But if you look at he top of the page
there is a slider that will let you turn it on or off. I turned mine off. This info
won't do you any good now but it might help others who read this.

rzemanfl

(30,749 posts)

9. Thank you! I just noticed notifications were off. I swear I didn't do that. n/t

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:43 PM

Feb 2021

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