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Microsoft, this is a breakthrough: Windows 11 will update without rebooting (gadgettendency.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Microsoft, this is a breakthrough: Windows 11 will update without rebooting::According to Windows Central, Microsoft is testing a new mechanism for installing monthly updates in Windows 11, which will not require a system reboot, and

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Once again, catching up with decades-old GNU/Linux features.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You can't really update the kernel without a reboot.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yes you can. Google ksplice

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, that only mostly works. You do sometimes still need to reboot even with that, but most of the time yeah, it works fine without rebooting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I'm sure that's true

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

You mean proprietary bullshit from Oracle? Lol, but that's not a Linux feature.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

Its not even catching up. You have to reboot "every few months". I haven't rebooted my arch install since it died in my backpack last December.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Hey, it's been a really long time since I had to reboot windows to change my IP. /s

[–] [email protected] 45 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Let's see how well it works before congratulating. I have a hunch it won't work well

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

I share this sentiment. If they made decent software I’d be less cautious about this.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 months ago

You can update without rebooting, but then have to reboot anyway after half of the system services decide to stop working

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

This shouldn't had been an issue in Windows 10, having 11 look as slick, but force rebooting to update. Why is it still like this? Why is it forced to auto update? Why doesn't Linux or Chromeos force auto updates? Sure you have to reboot Chromebook but it's manual rebooting not forced auto rebooting.