So #Microsoft will be monetising "not rebooting" #Windows: You can avoid security update-related reboots by paying for a monthly subscription.
For now, this feature will be available for Windows Server 2025, but I see great business potential in the consumer market...
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kbal@fedia.io · 2 pts · 1y
Coming soon: Progress bars that mysteriously slow down to take seemingly forever when they're showing 85% done, but a button pops up offering "pay $5 to finish now."
harrysintonen@infosec.exchange · 1 pts · 1y
@kbal@fedia.io "Nice flow you've going there, would be a shame if I had to reboot"
Fringedcrow@infosec.exchange · 1 pts · 1y
@harrysintonen@infosec.exchange
Not overly expensive. But I have to wondering how bad the reporting will become, how many false alerts will be generated, how 3rd party vulnerability scanners will detect it as needing a reboot before it's patched.
Based on Microsoft's track record for service alerts over the last year, I can see a lot of headaches incoming.
DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
The Ubuntu Pro model.
entwine413@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Is restarting really that big of a deal? Even with servers you just do it during a maintenance window. These days 90% of what I had open opos back up when I log back in.
tychotithonus@infosec.exchange · 1 pts · 1y
@harrysintonen Reducing the reboots required for patching benefit not only the ecosystem, but Microsoft themselves, so directly that they should pay us to opt into reboot-free patching.