On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:56:54 +0000, Alexander Shofner-Geidt wrote:

John Doe posted:

Was unable to apply the update by restarting normally. Tried twice.
Then it applied itself when I selected Restart from within Windows
Update.

It reset all of my fonts.

My Macrium Reflect backup size went from 19 GB to 30 GB.



Those you select could take some time to cleanup using the utility, so
don't get impatient or interrupt the process. It's always good to have
something else going on, like painting the house, delivering a newspaper
route, menial household chores, gardening duties, automobile
maintenance...
so you're not simply sitting there watching the progress bar to evolve.

Once these old files are removed, and you defrag your hard drive, your
backup image should be considerably smaller. But be aware, that after
every monthly Windows update, your backup image will likely swell by
around 500- MB (or 1/2-GB) each time. That has been my pattern, until,
for instance, v1803 updated to v1809, when my image size (after the
aforementioned clean up procedures) reduced by about 3-GB; then, resumed
the march in ~1/2-GB steps after each successive minor update.

Unless you have apps you must run in windows, or you need windows for
collaboration with others, the simplest solution is to run Linux.
Initially you can either dual boot or run windows in virtual box provided
you have the installation media. For those wishing to express their
dislike of this post, save your breath, I've heard it all.