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1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Feb-2022 19:49:32 EST GeniusMusing
   Achieve better patch compliance with Update Connectivity data Windows IT Pro Blog
   https://nu.federati.net/url/284828
   
   >Microsoft has invested significant effort into understanding why Windows devices are not always fully up to date. One of the most impactful things we explored was how much time a device needs to be powered on and connected to Windows Update to be able to successfully install quality and feature updates. What we found is that devices that don’t meet a certain amount of connected time are very unlikely to successfully update. Specifically, data shows that devices need a minimum of two continuous connected hours, and six total connected hours after an update is released to reliably update. This allows for a successful download and background installations that are able to restart or resume once a device is active and connected.
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   8 hours. WTF?
   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Feb-2022 20:10:04 EST lnxw48a1

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      @geniusmusing The six hours part makes sense, because I’m sure they have a randomized check that gets performed a few times per day. Otherwise, releasing a big update and having 80+% of all computers in the world downloading at once … I’m sure that would tax even Microsoft’s infrastructure.
      
      What doesn’t make sense is why they still can’t download all updates and install them all so there’s only ONE reboot needed instead of two or three.
   2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Feb-2022 20:16:01 EST lnxw48a1

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      @geniusmusing Also, a certain percentage are intentionally out of date because they mix "updates" (fixing security, performance, crash, and other issues) with "upgrades" (changes to functionality or user interface not required by updates).
      
      People hate when they get updates and now the computer keeps asking them to connect their phone and their Xbox "for a seamless experience".