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@lotd
Yes, but it's a pain in the ass. It's easier to just nuke and pave... except in very extreme cases. -
@RiderExMachina
Honestly that system recovery worked like a charm for me the last time Windows (10) messed up during a update.
And it was faster than reinstalling Windows because all my programs were still there etc. I might had lost a day or two of programs but I did not install anything that time so it was fine.
And no, I did not shut down my PC during the update. It seems Windows 10 has some issues with my specs cause it already took 3 days until it was installed properly and in earlier Windows 10 times the updates often rolled back. -
@DelError
In my experience the only times it's been a boon to have is if it's a tablet or other mini-pc device that just refuses to boot into the installation media. The other times it's simply easier to nuke and pave. -
@RiderExMachina @demiko hm.
I guess it depends what's messed up,
Like corrupt system files or god forbit, corrupt ntfs streams..
I imagine those cases would be better off clean.
But if it's a matter of, say a misconfigured registry key or policy, I guess resetting would be just fine? :)
Hmm, come to think of it..
Is checksumming and shadow copies still a joke in windows land? :p
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True story? Idk, just made me laugh
Me: Your computer has Operating System corruption.
Customer: What does that mean?
Me: *something, something potato chips* and the only fix is to reinstall Windows.
Customer: Well that's stupid! I need my computer! Darn Windows! Microsoft should pay for that reinstallation! What causes that corruption anyway?
Me: Well, any number of things, but it's mostly caused by a part of the update not downloading correctly, so when it gets installed it creates a hole.
Customer: So now hold on... could shutting the computer down during the updates cause this corruption.
Me: It could, yes. That's why they say to not unplug your computer or shut it down while running the updates.
Customer: I see. Cause yeah, I remember that I was angry when it said it had to do updates, so I shut it down.
Me: Yep, that would cause it.
Customer: Okay, reinstall Windows...
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this conversation was spread out over a week
my coworker was actually a part of this one
it support
coworker
just another day
i've ranted about this customer before
check my rant history
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