Windows Updates!
I warn everyone to leave this Windows 11 version 24H2 alone, avoid it at all costs, just wait a few more months. This update was shoddily put together and has numerous bugs which they are sorting out.
I reckon the major problems will be sorted around February- March, but do not risk it on a trading machine until then.
The unfortunate downside is anyone thinking of upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, it is reported that Microsoft are going to charge for this from next year.
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firlandsfarm
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Just as a matter of interest would it not be best to use a VPS for the sake of a few £'s/$'s/€'s per month?
I do them late on a Tuesday when i've wrapped up (they're normally downloadable from about 9pm); so i just let the PCs do their their thing, knowing all will be (cross fingers) ok for the start on Wednesday, without them trying to do stuff in the background.
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jamesedwards
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My PCs are working 24/7. So I kind of have to nurse them all through their updates manually as quickly as possible to get things up and running again.
I hate it.
Same issue, I did my SQL Server instance which feeds my football automation yesterday, purely as it updated in background and threw an error saying I had two admins logged in.jamesedwards wrote: ↑Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:48 pm
My PCs are working 24/7. So I kind of have to nurse them all through their updates manually as quickly as possible to get things up and running again.
I hate it.
Am still on Win10 as am loathe to migrate to Win11, more from the fact my main machine I do use as general purpose with music production stuff on it and some of what I have breaks on Win11.
Set windows updates to just download and not automatically run - you can then run the updates at your leisure or when they have few events eg Sunday AMjamesedwards wrote: ↑Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:48 pm
My PCs are working 24/7. So I kind of have to nurse them all through their updates manually as quickly as possible to get things up and running again.
I hate it.
For servers I don't update for months on the basis they do nothing else so won't "catch" a virus - that means no browser / cookie / file storage usage allowed at all from that machine ! With access fully hardened and everything unnecessary turned off only way in would be to crack password (only possible if not set up to use your local static IP - statics available on VPN if not wanted locally) or break MS network protocols. I apply same philosophy if using local PC's purely for BA/BF.