Windows 10 semi-rant / question
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For some people there is nothing better than wasting the questioner's time!
It is the lounge after all... I expect nothing less.
Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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The operative word there is 'laptop'. Windows assumes you want low power on a laptop; and they do default back to enhanced power saving after some updates. It's not unreasonable though, the point of a laptop is to provide mobile computing, not act as a static server. IMO applying updates is sensible, using a laptop to run 24/7 systems is where you have gone wrong; use 'tin', ideally with a server OS.
What is "tin"?
Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I'm a foolhardy person that will apply Windows 10 updates when they come out. Sometimes they are little patchy things and sometimes whompers. I have always had my laptop set to generate dump files, do not turn off power to usb devices, etc. So this morning, came downstairs to be greeted by a BSOD. So, I reboot, go look for the DMP file. Not there. Hmm, check my system protection settings (you know the very useful system restore?) - disabled. On a whim, checked my power settings - all of my USB devices will now be managed. This is bad, because I have many usb devices that I use to talk to embedded hardware. I know I have turned off this setting. Any of you seen the same behavior? I think I'm losing it.
Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Appreciate the feedback, and I'm happy I'm not going senile. I guess I can understand an update adjusting power settings, but turning off system restores? That's just crazy. As for the power settings, I just noticed that I can create my own customized plan. I'll see if the next update will leave that alone.
Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759