Automatic Downloads
Is there a flag/alarm that can be set that will alert you when you are
about to turn off a computer that is in the process of downloading or installing an update? While I have little problem with the updates on my desktop and laptop, my tablet is a different situation. I use the tablet as and electronic briefcase, meaning it is turned on when I need a document from it and turned of when ever I am finished. Sometimes it is on for as long as 20 minutes, at other times it will be only on for a couple of minutes. This means there are a lot of interruptions of MS downloads, which results in several failed downloads that you are only aware of when the update fails and there are 10's of thousands of files in the SoftwareDistribution folder. If I knew a download was occurring or if there was an install in progress I could leave the tablet on longer or set aside time for the download/install to occur. -- 2017: The year we learn to play the great game of Euchre |
Automatic Downloads
On 10/12/2017 10:59 AM, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Is there a flag/alarm that can be set that will alert you when you are about to turn off a computer that is in the process of downloading or installing an update? While I have little problem with the updates on my desktop and laptop, my tablet is a different situation. I use the tablet as and electronic briefcase, meaning it is turned on when I need a document from it and turned of when ever I am finished. Sometimes it is on for as long as 20 minutes, at other times it will be only on for a couple of minutes. This means there are a lot of interruptions of MS downloads, which results in several failed downloads that you are only aware of when the update fails and there are 10's of thousands of files in the SoftwareDistribution folder. If I knew a download was occurring or if there was an install in progress I could leave the tablet on longer or set aside time for the download/install to occur. This has worked for me... Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;block updates updatesoff.reg [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost] "3G"=dword:00000002 "4G"=dword:00000002 "Default"=dword:00000002 "Ethernet"=dword:00000002 "WiFi"=dword:00000002 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;updateson.reg enable updates only on wired ethernet [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost] "3G"=dword:00000002 "4G"=dword:00000002 "Default"=dword:00000001 "Ethernet"=dword:00000001 "WiFi"=dword:00000002 Edit to allow whichever connections you want to enable/block. Watch for word wrap and fix it. [HKEY...] is one line. Problem is that windows won't let you edit that key unless you take ownership. And even if you do, an update often enables updates and resets the ownership. There's a program http://www.sordum.org/9416/powerrun-...st-privileges/ that can be used to execute the .reg files. |
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