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GeneralRe: The cloud is too hard, so Intel launched a sweeping project to fix it Pin
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NewsF# for the backend Pin
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GeneralRe: F# for the backend Pin
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NewsWhat amateurs can learn from security pros about staying safe online Pin
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NewsSetup changes in Visual Studio 2015 affecting C++ developers Pin
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NewsWindows 10 automatic updates start causing problems Pin
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GeneralRe: Windows 10 automatic updates start causing problems Pin
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GeneralRe: Windows 10 automatic updates start causing problems Pin
Dan Neely27-Jul-15 3:04
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As a gamer I find this particularly unsettling. Nvidia (and to a lesser extend AMD) regularly release game day driver updates to improve performance/fix bugs in new games shader code; for anyone playing AAA games at release these new drivers are generally a must have update. For the rest of us, nVidia at least is reasonably good about getting WHQL driver updates out every month or two; but AMD recently went 9(!!!) months without a WHQL driver update.

OTOH if the clash between the W10 and NV updates was only due to the version number WHQL thought it had being mangled; and the default behavior being not to replace newer beta drivers with older WHQL ones this might not be a long term issue.

On the gripping hand, if all previously optional updates are going to be mandatory instead of just drivers (and since a lot of crashes are due to driver bugs I can see why MS would want to change this) a lot more people are going to have problems. I have absolutely no desire for useless crap Bing Desktop (or WTE it's called this month), Bing Toolbar, Skype, (I could not use it even if I wanted because I don't have mic on my PC), WTE they're calling outlook express this month (I have real Outlook TYVM). In the case of Silverblight have expunged it from my system entirely as a security risk; the only browser plugin I have is Flash and that only under duress.
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NewsWindows 10 is the most secure version of Windows ever Pin
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NewsThe fallacy of motion Pin
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NewsMicrosoft's cross-platform strategy is rendering Windows Phone irrelevant according to Lenovo executive Pin
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NewsOracle tries to beef up copyright case against Android Pin
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NewsTwitter security pro: encryption isn't enough Pin
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NewsMicrosoft's new Windows 10 app store to open to developers July 29 Pin
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NewsGoogle: Users still aren’t getting message about online security Pin
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NewsMicrosoft launches new site offering free marketing education for companies and individuals Pin
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