Windows Updates that shut down computer without warning

Anonymous
2009-06-13T07:52:50+00:00

original title: Windows Updates that shut down

This will be short.  The next time you send through a Windows Update that completely restarts the computer, would you please warn me first.  I just received "Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista (KB967632) ... Recommended ... 6/13/2009" at approximately 3:00am, EDT.  I was not aware of it until I thought my computer crashed, and that was until I read that it was in Stage 2 of installing.  I was in the middle of some very important, complicated and delicate transactions.  Honestly, I'm not making this up to leverage my point.  All was lost.  I have never received an update while I was using the computer when a spontaneous shut down occurred due to a Windows Update.  This was truly awful.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-13T18:06:41+00:00

    This absolutely is happening! I used to always get a warning, but in recent months, no warning. In the middle of a work document, when I have a deadline, whenever it's the most hassle for me. The first time I assumed the computer crashed. Now it's happened often enough that I know what's happening. But it's more annoying to read some moderator say it never happens rather than offer solutions, and this is already way past annoying!

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-03T11:12:45+00:00

    This does happen and even worse today with my windows 10 hp laptop it just shut down completely without warning or shutting itself down then when restarted it said it was applying updates.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-10-12T20:17:36+00:00

    Same problem,since I git windows 10, positively NO Warning and no way to control it

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-10-12T20:18:29+00:00

    Same problem,since I git windows 10, positively NO Warning and no way to control it

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-10-12T20:18:59+00:00

    Same problem,since I git windows 10, positively NO Warning and no way to control it

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