i’ll restart when i’m freaking ready to restart
Dear Windows Update,
Thank you for automatically installing those urgent updates to fix those new critical vulnerabilities in your own code. I heartily appreciate it.
However, once you have completed downloading and installing those updates, I implore you, please… ask me once if I want to restart now or later.
Let me repeat that:
Ask me once.
If I say “Restart Later”, please respect my wishes, treat me like an adult, and remember what I just told you. Stop asking me if I want to restart every 5 minutes. I will restart my computer when I am done what I am doing.
Sometimes, that will be in a few minutes. Sometimes, that will be a in a few hours. It’s my computer. I’ll restart when I’m good and ready. No sooner.
So… Get. Off. My. Back.
Sincerely,
Me
P.S. Here’s a fun solution — why not give me three options?:
- “Restart Now”
- “I’ll Restart It Myself Later.”
- “I’m In The Middle Of Something But I’ve Lost All Short-Term Memory So Please Remind Me Periodically That My Computer Needs To Be Restarted And Could You Also Remind Me To Bathe And Clothe Myself Regularly That Would Be Lovely.”
Thoughts?
