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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 03:06:33 JST Ars Technica

   Windows security updates could come with fewer reboots beginning later this year

   "Hotpatching" originated in Windows Server, cuts way down on update reboots.

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/windows-security-updates-could-come-with-fewer-reboots-beginning-later-this-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • YurkshireLad (yurkshirelad@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 03:18:37 JST YurkshireLad

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     @arstechnica this is the 21st century, this should already be the default.

   • Dennis (yeswap@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 04:53:20 JST Dennis

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     @arstechnica So Windows is finnally going to be update running processes, something Debian apt and other *nix package management tools have been doing for at least the last 25 years

   • Sir David Nielsen (davidnielsen@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Feb-2024 05:02:10 JST Sir David Nielsen

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     • Lisa Melton

     @arstechnica @lisamelton that way, you can spend more time with the ads they put in your operating system.