Windows update takes forever.

[hobbit709]

all I wanted to do was shut down a machine to upgrade graphics card. windows is installing 130 updates-do not turn off power.
an hour and a half later I'm still waiting.
Linux can install 500 updates way faster than Windoze can do 100.

[hobbit709]

1. Fuck it I'm going to bed. 2 hours and at 119 out of 130.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. My first day on this job...

...they gave me a computer that needed to update. 81 updates took 2 hours and 10 minutes.
As one of my fellow contractors says, it all pays the same.

[ChromeFoundry]

3. Reg file to fix this...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAUShutdownOption"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_Local_Machine\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAUShutdownOption"=-

; END


Save that to "NoAutoUpdateShutdown.reg"

[hobbit709]

4. Funny thing is I had it set to notify me of updates but not download them.

Somewhere along the line it reset to the default.
Not the first time that Windoze resets to the default during an update without asking or telling you.