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    [โ€“] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    This is the same on Windows, you can just carry on and then complete an update when you go to shut down the machine. Can't remember the last time an app install or update required the whole OS to be restarted immediately.

    [โ€“] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

    I remember what it's called, but at some point there was an app for windows that would check if your machine actually needed a restart or not. Basically the "restart your machine" prompt is mostly just a boilerplate. It's very rare that those installers touch anything that can't actually be loaded without a restart.

    [โ€“] iopq@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

    Except when it force closes your computer when you dismiss the windows update too many times

    [โ€“] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

    I tried installing rust which required some Visual Studio compiler on a Windows machine configured to reset itself when rebooted. It decided I needed a reboot. I'm glad I didn't have unsaved filesโ€ฆ

    Needless to say I could not run my program on that machine. Why does it need a reboot? I don't know. It's just meant to be a compiler.