Windows 8 will change the way Microsoft’s flagship operating system will deal with updates, the company recently announced. Windows Update will consolidate all restarts released over each month to synchronize with Patch Tuesday. This means users’ PCs will only restart when security updates are installed and require a restart. However, when a critical security update is released, Windows Update will download and install the patch and restart automatically, Microsoft said.
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Windows 8 Will Be Less Bossy About Automatic Restarts
Posted by: Richard Adhikari November 16, 2011 12:30 PMWindows 8 will change the way Microsoft’s flagship operating system will deal with updates, the company recently announced. Windows Update will consolidate all restarts released over each month to synchronize with Patch Tuesday. This means users’ PCs will only restart when security updates are installed and require a restart. However, when a critical security update is released, Windows Update will download and install the patch and restart automatically, Microsoft said.