Dreams of Mayhem

[theoldwolf]

<Rant>



First off, yeah there's a workaround. I know how to shut this off. Most people, however, do not. And if I could cast a vote for the most annoying nag ever invented, it would be this one. Which just popped up again as I was typing this:



By Mogg's golden eyes, how hard would it have been to add one little button?



I have these dreams. A darkened interrogation room, a programmer tied to a chair. A cattle prod.



"Restart this!" zzt! Aieee! "And this!" zzt! Aieee! "And this!" zzt! Aieee!

Such a pleasant fantasy...

</Rant>

Oh yeah, and the workaround? Open a command window (Start Menu > Run). Type cmd and click "OK". In the command window, type sc stop wuauserv. Automatic Updates will resume the next time you restart your computer (when you want to). So don't worry, you'll keep getting Windows updates. Just don't forget to restart eventually.

Comments

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

*words incoherent*

My high-end CIA-level audio equipment picked up your comment and was able to filter out the static and background noise. It was "Jævla drittsekk".

[fearciuil.livejournal.com]

Heehee. Oh, you caught me. ;P