My computer is installing 212 updates...

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...would I be U to swear profusely at it? It's my first day back from holiday. Internet and e-mail have been intermittent all day and now (presumably in an attempt to put this right) I've unexpectedly had to download many very slow updates. To think I gave up getting soaked in soggy Somerset for this!

Windows I presume?

Get a Mac - much less stress

Yes Windows-how did you guess

I would love a Mac, but not sure I could ever persuade my manager to let me get one!

Commiserations - the computers in my (NHS) workplace are painfully slow

Yanbu - that sucks. Have a (or two) while you're waiting.

Sympathy from me - am back in the office after a couple of weeks of working on my Mac and need to install Windows 10.

Joy.

Ahh, I'm heading back to work soon after a year's maternity leave. I dread to think how long it'll be before my pc is actually usable!

It's ok, OP, MN has been down so you've missed nothing really and had a chance to do some unpacking!

If you're as 'lucky' as I was, you'll get to about 98% of config and then it'll barf and spend two hours reverting all the changes and make you do it all again. After a week of it being an arse I ended up doing 200+ updates in batches of 3-5 as it just wouldn't work any other way. Waiting on the windows 10 download next, which I'm sure will be joyous!

After installing yet more updates all day today it decided to start doing another 200 at home time! I had to pick up DS so have left it clanking away-slightly scared about what I'll find tomorrow morning. Thank you all for your replies though-in a (slightly mean) way it makes me feel better to know I'm not alone

Get a Mac or a Chromebook / Chromebox

I feel this pain.
Our main PC had a bit of a frotz last year, had to replace the hard drive and reload windows.
Now installing 2,194 updates.....
It took three restarts.

Imagine this on a network of 1,000 PCs. All trying to update at the same time - strangling the internet connection, and unable to be used.

One reason why turning PCs off at night is less common in big companies.

I've just got a chromebook and I'm totally in love. No noisy/hot fan and no updates!