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    Super Lloyd
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    I bought a Razer gaming mouse... And it feels like its software wants to update like twice a week.... Sometimes I even have to "log in" to start the software (needed to change DPI on the fly, I think) And now the update process needed me to restart... What a bother! :~

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      I bought a Razer gaming mouse... And it feels like its software wants to update like twice a week.... Sometimes I even have to "log in" to start the software (needed to change DPI on the fly, I think) And now the update process needed me to restart... What a bother! :~

      A new .NET Serializer All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar Taking over the world since 1371!

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      Jim Meadors
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      It sounds like Microsoft! :laugh:

      <sig notetoself="think of a better signature"> <first>Jim</first> <last>Meadors</last> </sig>

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        I bought a Razer gaming mouse... And it feels like its software wants to update like twice a week.... Sometimes I even have to "log in" to start the software (needed to change DPI on the fly, I think) And now the update process needed me to restart... What a bother! :~

        A new .NET Serializer All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar Taking over the world since 1371!

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        RickZeeland
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        That's gamification for you :-\

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        • S Super Lloyd

          I bought a Razer gaming mouse... And it feels like its software wants to update like twice a week.... Sometimes I even have to "log in" to start the software (needed to change DPI on the fly, I think) And now the update process needed me to restart... What a bother! :~

          A new .NET Serializer All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar Taking over the world since 1371!

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          Mohibur Rashid
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          WOW-what does that mouse software do? transfer your system use to other party?

          I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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            WOW-what does that mouse software do? transfer your system use to other party?

            I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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            Nitin S
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            add a firewall rule to disable access to internet to the updater exe

            ===================================================== The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

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            • S Super Lloyd

              I bought a Razer gaming mouse... And it feels like its software wants to update like twice a week.... Sometimes I even have to "log in" to start the software (needed to change DPI on the fly, I think) And now the update process needed me to restart... What a bother! :~

              A new .NET Serializer All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar Taking over the world since 1371!

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              Mark_Wallace
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              I get the impression that it might be just slightly over-engineered. Is it compatible with Alexa? ... Ah. A quick web-search shows that it uses "cloud-based configuration", meaning that it might even have a built-in web browser (because that's what hardware manufacturers think is an efficient way to access web files), and a ridiculously bloated update mechanism. I second Nitin's suggestion: block it from accessing the Internet. If it still thrashes (because it can't get access), dump it. A mouse that consumes more than a few K of system resources is a joke, and will be cr@p for gaming.

              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                It sounds like Microsoft! :laugh:

                <sig notetoself="think of a better signature"> <first>Jim</first> <last>Meadors</last> </sig>

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                dandy72
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                Certainly not their Mouse and Keyboard software (drivers + config utility). I was surprised to get an update for that a few weeks ago. The last time that thing prompted me to update it was in 2015 (I still have the timestamped downloads). And even then, that *might* have been me proactively seeking it out.

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                  I bought a Razer gaming mouse... And it feels like its software wants to update like twice a week.... Sometimes I even have to "log in" to start the software (needed to change DPI on the fly, I think) And now the update process needed me to restart... What a bother! :~

                  A new .NET Serializer All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar Taking over the world since 1371!

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                  W Balboos GHB
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                  Super Lloyd wrote:

                  I bought a Razer gaming mouse...

                  Obviously you didn't quite understand what it was for. They're playing with you!

                  Ravings en masse^

                  "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                  "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                    Certainly not their Mouse and Keyboard software (drivers + config utility). I was surprised to get an update for that a few weeks ago. The last time that thing prompted me to update it was in 2015 (I still have the timestamped downloads). And even then, that *might* have been me proactively seeking it out.

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                    Jim Meadors
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                    No, I was thinking about the incredible amount of forced updates that we like to complain about...

                    <sig notetoself="think of a better signature"> <first>Jim</first> <last>Meadors</last> </sig>

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                      No, I was thinking about the incredible amount of forced updates that we like to complain about...

                      <sig notetoself="think of a better signature"> <first>Jim</first> <last>Meadors</last> </sig>

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                      dandy72
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                      Try Linux. It neeeever updates anything... Or Android apps...

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