Visual Studio update woes
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Mine is setup to never download without my permission. I get notifications letting me know there is an upgraded version. I decide when it gets downloaded and installed. I have this configured for both my personal and work machines. Perhaps, some people have no control over their work environments; not sure.
It's much easier to enjoy the favor of both friend and foe, and not give a damn who's who. -- Lon Milo DuQuette
My point was that downloading the update, does not stop anyone from working in VS. It's first when they apply the actual update, that it takes time. And, on a sidenote; multiple discussions has said that VS is one of the programs that benefiths the most from being installed on a ssd, with its huge amount of small files. But no, downloading updates, no matter if you approve them or not, still will not you from working with VS while it downloads. And, just to be fair; i've never had a vs minor update that required me to reboot… only when moving from 2017 to 2019; but these 16.4.2 to 16.4.3, or even 16.2.0 to 16.3.1.. still does not require reboot here.
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My point was that downloading the update, does not stop anyone from working in VS. It's first when they apply the actual update, that it takes time. And, on a sidenote; multiple discussions has said that VS is one of the programs that benefiths the most from being installed on a ssd, with its huge amount of small files. But no, downloading updates, no matter if you approve them or not, still will not you from working with VS while it downloads. And, just to be fair; i've never had a vs minor update that required me to reboot… only when moving from 2017 to 2019; but these 16.4.2 to 16.4.3, or even 16.2.0 to 16.3.1.. still does not require reboot here.
Yeah. A lot of people complain here about VS, Windows OS, and Microsoft in general. I usually don't. It has been my experience that most, not all, of the complainers are doing it wrong. Wasted breath. Wasted typing. Wasted time. Microsoft and VS has made me very happy financially. I make an excellent living using VS and Microsoft products (among others of course).
It's much easier to enjoy the favor of both friend and foe, and not give a damn who's who. -- Lon Milo DuQuette