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• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Odds that these computers were infected by something in the first place?

  Pretty fucking high.

  I support five computers that are always running the latest Windows version, never had one where an update broke it and if it happened it’s a pretty major leap to go from “that update broke my computer” to “Microsoft intentionally bricked my computer”

  It’s also completely ridiculous because you’re implying that the same situation couldn’t have happened with a Windows 7 update.

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  • btaf45@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    update broke my computer” to “Microsoft intentionally bricked my computer”

    Didn’t say it was intentional. Why would it be intentional?

    It’s also completely ridiculous because you’re implying that the same situation couldn’t have happened with a Windows 7 update.

    You can turn Windows 7 updates off. You can also control the timing of the updates.

    Odds that these computers were infected by something in the first place?

    Zero since they specifically noticed it happened during the update process.

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    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Didn’t say it was intentional?

      Microsoft cannot brick my computer on a whim like they have the power to with later versions of windows.

      You can turn updates off for the following versions of Windows too.

      Chances are they update broke because their computer was infected by something that didn’t play well with the update, I don’t know why you would think the odds are zero and don’t know why you would think something similar couldn’t happen with a Windows 7 update (not that you would care since you don’t get updates anymore, but you might want to care about infection risks though, going on the internet for you is like joining an orgy and leaving your condoms at the door).

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      • btaf45@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        “On a whim” means they unintentionally throw out a sloppy updates that bricks some computers. Which I have given you evidence of.

        You can turn updates off for the following versions of Windows too.

        Not permanently except for corporate versions.

        Chances are they update broke because their computer was infected by something that didn’t play well with the update,

        Chances are much more likely the update broke their computer because their computer contained some software and/or drivers too obscure for Microsoft QA to care about.

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