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Open letter to Microsoft: force Windows updates, don't force restart

by zebra on 3/14/16, 2:25 PM with 3 comments

To who microsoftie may concern.

Unexpected OS restart is one of the worst user experiences ever. And yet this is exactly what happens with Windows 10. The user loses unsaved documents, open browser tabs, and their prepared working environment.

This said I ask Microsoft to change a little the update procedure - download the updates, warn the user, but do not restart Windows. Just apply the update when the next restart occurs.

P.S. Sorry for using HN for publishing this letter, but this is my only place where my path crosses paths with some people from Microsoft.

  • by Amir6 on 3/14/16, 2:44 PM

    I would put it this way: Forcing windows updates are bad, forcing windows upgrades (or shoving windows 10 down the computer's throat as I call it) is worse and forcing restart is just simply ridiculous. It all contributes to the list of reasons why I made my final decision abandoning windows for good and migrating completely to Linux.