Re: Microsoft admits that Windows is short-term support in realistic terms

Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:

On Thu, 2/20/2025 8:29 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

[...]

Why does Windows need to reboot about 5 times during an install? Because
nobody at Microsoft knows to reliably shut down and restart their own
services, so it?s easier just to reboot everything.
 

 
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/setup-upgrade-and-drivers/windows-10-upgrade-issues-troubleshooting

[Lots deleted.]

  I think the answer to Lawrence's claim got lost in your elaborate
details.

  So *how many* reboots are there actually during an install?

  I haven't experienced anything over only *two*, for Windows 10.
Windows 11 was only one, but that was an 'install' from a new preloaded
laptop, so probably more a 'setup' than an install.

  Anyway, two is quite a bit less than Lawrence's "about 5 times".

  Not that a few reboots during an *install* are anything to get one's
knickers in a twist, but apparently some knickers get twisted rather
easily.