Unused Windows 11 laptop takes seven hours to complete updates
A Windows 11 laptop that had been unused for several months took around seven hours to become fully updated and usable again. The experience highlights how frequent operating-system, driver, firmware and feature updates can undermine claims that Windows is becoming faster and more efficient.
The machine required numerous updates and restarts, while misleading progress indicators appeared to stall for long periods before rapidly advancing. The article argues that Microsoft and other technology companies should improve testing and update management, since reducing software resource use offers little benefit if customers can face hours-long update delays.
- Months of inactivity led to a seven-hour Windows update process.
- Drivers, firmware and repeated restarts prolonged the wait.
- Update efficiency matters as much as software performance.
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Originally published by The Register as “How Windows turned months of inactivity into a 7-hour update hostage situation”.