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

  • @SpaceNoodle
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    769 months ago

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

    • @Aux
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      219 months ago

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

      • @maryjayjay
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        129 months ago

        Yes you can. Google ksplice

        • @orclev
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          159 months ago

          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.

          • @maryjayjay
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            19 months ago

            I’m sure that’s true

        • @Aux
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          19 months ago

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

    • @Sanctus
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      159 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.

    • @grabyourmotherskeys
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      109 months ago

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