Frustrating Windows Updates

[Luca]

Hello folks!

Am I the only one who feels lots of pain every time a new update for windows becomes available?
Most of the updates fail to install with different error codes every time (last one today was the Malware update, exited with error 0x80070643, but tomorrow it will fail with a different code). The 1809 update can’t be installed on my EzBook as it constantly fails to install after reboot.

It’s frustrating! What the hell is wrong with this?!

[Chupa]

You, because you allow M$ to screw with your computer when ever they want.

The fist thing I did when I got my Jumper 13 months ago was to block all communication with M$
No “security” updates, no driver updates no system updates no nothing.
Then I removed everything MS I could remove including EDGE, Cortana etc.
My webcam is taped shut and the microphones are disconnected after I found out that disabling them via device manager can easily be overridden without my consent.

When I need a camera I use an external with an external micro.

My Jumper runs even with all of my abuse I did to him (see my diary below) since 13 months every day for 8 hours minimum.

I have most programs on a separate partition what is not monitored by backup as portable versions and even If I screw up major while tinkering around again, a simple restore brings the system back to life and lets me continue where I was before the screw up.

Since 30 Years I never update a Windows system, It always stays with all the factory installed version.
Every time I tried to do better by installing updates they bit my in the butt.

The old PC pro’s sentence “never touch a running system” did guide me well.

When I really want to screw around like with a minimized micro windows or a super duper new driver, I clone my ssd, take her out, put in the clone and screw around until success or permanent blue screen of death.

Then I put my original ssd back and enjoy a stable work environment.

Need Help?
1981 soldered my first Sinclair computer 1K, tapedeck * 1984 build and sold IBM clones 8Mhz, 512K, 20MB HDD * 2018 messing with ultrabooks

[Luca]

Yeah, I had already read about your approach but I believe it to be a little too radical in my opinion.

I would have totally agreed with you 20 years ago, when most personal computers would never see a network in their entire life. But today, with computers connected to the internet 24/7, I think that there are too many exploits out there that will target a non-updated system. I understand your point of view but I still think that security updates must be installed.

I come from more than 12 years of almost exclusive use of Linux, so I am not used to the Windows environment anymore. My old desktop PC with Win7 still runs great, never really had a problem with it, and I kind of hoped that Windows 10 would be at least as stable as Win7. But after a couple of months using it on the Ezbook I find it way worse than its predecessor, and very frustrating, especially when it comes to updates.

Too bad that I can’t downgrade the Ezbook to Windows 7.

[Chupa]

this is where common sense, a firewall, a tripple secured browser (not from M$ and not from Google), a good vpn and a constant, half transparent, click through traffic monitor comes into play.
And I use mostly non mainstream software.

Imagine how vulnerable  the older systems were and how less problems there were.
The newer your system , the more back doors  you have in. They are now even build into the intel processors.

It is the same with the virus marketing – all BS
Remember the Y2k BUG?
And what about the Specter and Hector  or whats his name the both volnerabilities in our new intel chips – heard anything about it lately?

But hey each its own.

peace out

 

Need Help?
1981 soldered my first Sinclair computer 1K, tapedeck * 1984 build and sold IBM clones 8Mhz, 512K, 20MB HDD * 2018 messing with ultrabooks

[Luca]

Well, as you say: to each his own.

Still this has nothing to do with the fact that Windows updates fail to install. 😀

[Claire J. McBride]

There’s always some bugs in the Windows update which simply forces them to release new update. It’s a process which will continue forever :p

Perhaps this guide https://validedge.com/0x80070643/ might help you out.

[Chupa]

it is a cruel world

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