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It is absolutely unreasonable. If I explicitly change a setting, there is no way that an "update" should change that setting back. At the very, very least if MS are going to do this sort of thing during an update, they have a responsibility to clearly identify to the user exactly what setting have been modified. OK, it may be gobbledygook so some users, but to those who've gone to the trouble of using the functionality MS have provided to "tweak" their system's settings, it could save a huge amount of time and stress. If MS don't like users making certain configuration changes, they should never have provided that option in the first place.
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What is "tin"?
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I've had updates reset file type associations, which a bit annoying. A more recent update resulted in reserved port numbers and my web api suddenly not working until I changed its port number.
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You're not, MS will overwrite your setting during updates, usually major updates, because of changes they make on the back end. Similar to how Google will automatically log you in to chrome and track you if you log in to youtube or any other google affiliated / owned website.
You just have to trust they are doing what's best for you. /s
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There's an error in your subject line. This is not a semi-rant, it's a full-on rant. See also here[^]
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technically I disagree. A full on rant would have me yelling at my computer as I type the message. I declared it a semi-rant as I was actually asking for any other users seeing this. But okay...
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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A rollback happened for me just this morning - the update killed my workstation.
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This is a problem I manage routinely, since I do all of the installers for our products. We use a USB dongle to control feature access. Beginning with Windows 7 we had problems with it powering-off the dongle, since we only accessed it every five minutes. The problem was rather ridiculous in any case, since the product runs in an industrial PC with permanently connected power. The solution was to have our installer turn off power management for the device.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Appreciate the feedback, and I'm happy I'm not going senile. I guess I can understand an update adjusting power settings, but turning off system restores? That's just crazy.
As for the power settings, I just noticed that I can create my own customized plan. I'll see if the next update will leave that alone.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Quote: The aggressive European hamster, for instance, will leap at and bite any person that tries to touch it The hamster of Caerbannog!
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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... I'll post tomorrow, unless super wants another chance? @User-36644
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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@User-36644
Where's the CCC?
(This message posted by request, lazy *%&$£%'s! )
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Spot on.
I'll let you know if I have any further announcements that need, er... announcing.
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@OriginalGriff
Where's the "Oi! Super!"?
I'm just practising my Oi-ing! Do users get notifications if you do this? Am I tagging you correctly? I'm new to shouting at people
modified 16-Jul-20 6:09am.
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musefan wrote: I'm new to shouting at people YOU ARE NOT SHOUTING, YOU ARE SUMMONING...
not the same
musefan wrote: Do users get notifications if you do this? Yes
musefan wrote: Am I tagging you correctly? If you want to be sure, you can click on his nickname on a message forum, you see the correct needed tag-summoning under the visible nickname (don't have to be equal, i.e. underscores are allowed in the nick, but not in the summon tag)
musefan wrote: I'm new to shouting at people Have fun
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Cool, thanks for the info
So I just have to type this and it works?
@Nalek
EDIT: ooooo, it auto links it for you
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musefan wrote: EDIT: ooooo, it auto links it for you But it only works when you type it correctly
BTW I just realized... mouse hovering over a nick here in the forum shows you the info too.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Nelek wrote: But it only works when you type it correctly
Pfft... shoddy, half-baked feature then! ( nah, my bad )
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musefan wrote: I'm new to shouting at people
If you are good enough at it, you'll be promoted to Chief Shouting Officer.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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IS THERE A FINANCIAL INTENSIVE TO GO WITH THAT EXTRA RESPONSIBILITY?!
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YES. YOU GET AN INCREMENT OF 10% TO THE SALARY OF A SHOUTING OFFICER!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Well played.
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Do I have to do everything round here?
You'd think I was yer mum ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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