Windows 10 October 2020 Update arrives: Nothing that will drop your jaw, but we've had enough of 2020's fun surprises anyway

The Register ^ | Oct 21, 2020 | Richard Speed

[dayglored]

Been a while since I posted Windows Update news, and this one looks pretty good, if somewhat less than Earth-shattering.

[dayglored]

Windows 10 Update... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

[webheart]

It’s considered new and ground breaking when Microsoft copies Google Chrome. Who says 2020 can’t hold any more strange surprises?

[KarlInOhio]

Time to make sure all my computers think my network is a “metered connection”. Windows update is much more polite about asking to update with that setting so I can update in a couple of weeks at my convenience rather than opening my computer and finding out it has been rebooted without saving files.

[Salamander]

My favorite part is how I have ALL updates turned off but it updates anyway.

[dayglored]

> It’s considered new and ground breaking when Microsoft copies Google Chrome.

Hey, it's more than just that... the new Microsoft Chromium Edge is available to run on.... Linux!

I'll post that article in a few minutes...

[hsmomx3]

I saw that update on my system but have been hesitant to install it.

[bigbob]

I expect an OS to run my programs, manage a filesystem, and enable the installed hardware to work properly - for weeks and months on end without crapping itself or demanding to be restarted. My $35 Raspberry Pis do that very nicely, maybe some day Win 10 will be able to do so as well.

The last thing I need are “toys” from Microsoft. I’m old enough to remember Bob the Paperclip.

[relictele]

Yep. Windows Update Manager is what I use to keep the nonsense to a minimum.

[montag813]

Confused. I’ve had the new Edge for 2 months!

[dayglored]

> My favorite part is how I have ALL updates turned off but it updates anyway.

Microsoft knows what you want better than you do. Bob Dylan tells the tale...

An' I say, "Aw come on now
You know you knew about my debutante"
An' she says, "Your debutante just knows what you need
But I know what you want"

[dayglored]

> Confused. I’ve had the new Edge for 2 months!

Running on Linux??

[Gay State Conservative]

Later

[RayChuang88]

I’ll have to check on my home computer if 2H20 is available yet. Microsoft stopped offering Windows 10 Version 2004 because of compatibility issues with the local hardware on my Intel NUC computer.

[Salamander]

I’ll have to hunt that up.

Just *love* coming back home and finding my login screen waiting and all my stuff missing.

[Salamander]

Sounds just like every perv that’s pushing you into a corner at some sleazy bar.

:D

[Pollard]

“Nothing that will drop your jaw” - except maybe the 46 minute restart after the update.

[Mashood]

I love when I go to shut down my computer it tells me “shut down and update”. When I hit that, the next screen tells me “computer is updating, do not shut down”, which it then does. Real tech savvy bunch...

[Katya]

I dont know if I was ever a “fan,” but I got used to the issues and continual crashes over the decades. Now I have both a Dell, and a MacBook Pro... while there are a few operations on the Mac that are not straightforward, so far in the 9 months I’ve been using it, it hasn’t crashed or even burped. We shall see if this Windows update shifts my perspective.

[dayglored]

> Sounds just like every perv that’s pushing you into a corner at some sleazy bar.

"It's the best you've ever had, baby!" -- Bill Gates