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Microsoft, this is a breakthrough: Windows 11 will update without rebooting::According to Windows Central, Microsoft is testing a new mechanism for installing monthly updates in Windows 11, which will not require a system reboot, and

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Once again, catching up with decades-old GNU/Linux features.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can't really update the kernel without a reboot.

[–] maryjayjay@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] orclev@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair, that only mostly works. You do sometimes still need to reboot even with that, but most of the time yeah, it works fine without rebooting.

[–] maryjayjay@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sure that's true

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You mean proprietary bullshit from Oracle? Lol, but that's not a Linux feature.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Its not even catching up. You have to reboot "every few months". I haven't rebooted my arch install since it died in my backpack last December.

[–] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Hey, it's been a really long time since I had to reboot windows to change my IP. /s