Windows Update Default Install Time

[goorambatman]

The default time to install updates in XP and Vista is a poor choice when a
computer is set to download and install updates automatically.

When I jump on a computer I find MOST computers have pending updates to
install because Windows is set, by default, to install them at some really
late time at night when a majority of the worlds PC's are turned off. This
makes no sence!

How do Microsoft plan to distribute their updates if they have programmed a
big hurdle at the install point.

There should be an update released to set this time to a period IN THE DAY
that makes sence when computers will be turned on. Although it will have
trouble reaching the target audience. Lets hope this stuff up isn't in
Windows 7.

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[GbH]

"goorambatman" <gooram...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Your night time is not the same as the rest of the world's!
your seems to be some 8hrs different from mine!

--
Wisdom and experience come with age, they say, but I wish I could
remember the darn question

[you...@hotmail.com]

With Windows Vista, there is a group policy to enable windows update power
management to automatically wake up the system to install scheduled updates.
So then it shouldn't matter what the install time is.

"GbH" <Geoff_Ha...@IEE.ORGasm> wrote in message
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[Harry Johnston [MVP]]

goorambatman wrote:

> The default time to install updates in XP and Vista is a poor choice when a
> computer is set to download and install updates automatically.
>
> When I jump on a computer I find MOST computers have pending updates to
> install because Windows is set, by default, to install them at some really
> late time at night when a majority of the worlds PC's are turned off. This
> makes no sence!

Actually it does once you think about it. It works like this: some significant
fraction of Windows machines are left on full-time. The night-time updates
catch these ones.

For those machines that are off at night, the updates will by default install
when you shut the machine down.

> There should be an update released to set this time to a period IN THE DAY
> that makes sence when computers will be turned on.

No, because this would be more likely to interrupt people's work and cause distress.

Incidentally, the word "sense" is spelled with an S, not a C.

Harry.

[goorambatman]

GBH you have said something foolish, 12AM or what ever time it's set to is
the same time of day/night every where!

Power management can't wake the system up if it has been turned off. In the
times of global warming fears and power saving people are chosing to turn off
computers instead of letting the computer go into stand-by/sleep.

Harry you are spot on about my spelling, I knew that but I was just
careless. I know it could interrupt people's work and this is the challenge.
How can we get updates installed and not interrupt peoples work?
Perhaps WU should install them in the background with no prompts and at the
time the machine is set to install updates it could restart then if it has
to.
Maby Windows needs a feature in it where it detects computers usage over a
few months and finds out when it is on, off, or on and not in use and it
could use this data to automatically set a time...

I think WU needs to get smarter and better. It is a feature that was
improved in Windows Vista and can still get better. Hopefully it is in 7.

[GbH]

"goorambatman" <gooram...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:B93D03D5-F572-41A5...@microsoft.com...

> GBH you have said something foolish, 12AM or what ever time it's set
> to is
> the same time of day/night every where!

Wouldn't be the first time, however are you suggesting I am incorrect?
Or perhaps I merely I misunderstood what you said?

>
> Power management can't wake the system up if it has been turned off.
> In the
> times of global warming fears and power saving people are chosing to
> turn off
> computers instead of letting the computer go into stand-by/sleep.
>
> Harry you are spot on about my spelling, I knew that but I was just
> careless. I know it could interrupt people's work and this is the
> challenge.
> How can we get updates installed and not interrupt peoples work?
> Perhaps WU should install them in the background with no prompts and
> at the
> time the machine is set to install updates it could restart then if it
> has
> to.
> Maby Windows needs a feature in it where it detects computers usage
> over a
> few months and finds out when it is on, off, or on and not in use and
> it
> could use this data to automatically set a time...
>
> I think WU needs to get smarter and better. It is a feature that was
> improved in Windows Vista and can still get better. Hopefully it is
> in 7.

[goorambatman]

Only you know for sure.

[goorambatman]

Perhaps there should be a question when starting Windows for the first time
and setting it up. Something like, "This is the default time Windows
installs updates, would you like to change it?"