My Time In Windows These Days

By Daniel Miessler on April 27th, 2006: Tagged as Microsoft | Musings | Windows

I just realized something today — the majority of my time in Windows is spent waiting for the OS to reboot after doing updates.

It seems whenever I log in for the first time in a few days, or, increasingly a couple of weeks, I tend to be forced into the following drill:

  • Log in.
  • Open programs to be used.
  • Start updates.
  • Start working (barely).
  • Get prompted for a reboot.
  • Close everything I’ve opened and reboot.
  • Wait for the system to restart.
  • Log in.
  • Start up my apps and try to start working again.
  • Check for additional updates.
  • Download and install them.
  • Get prompted for a another reboot.
  • Realize I never should have opened any apps at all.
That was painful to write, and it’s a hundred times worse to actually go through. It’s sickening, really. Windows to me has essentially become a gaping wound that needs constant attention. I can’t just log in and work — not unless I want to ignore the latest slew of highly critical updates. Baahh.

Anyway, just wanted to vent.

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