Dell Command Update

[supton]

Why is that Windows has figured out that when it is time to reboot for updates that it should be gentle in shutting down, prompting to save all files etc--and Dell Command will just nuke your system?

And what is with all the BIOS updates anyhow? I swear, ten years ago I never saw BIOS updates. Now it's a few times per year it seems. I get it, security updates forces Windows updates. But BIOS? Is security updates impacting that too?

Hard life I know. Just a rant (good thing it's not on a day where multiple restarts is required).

 

[KC8FLB]

In the life of the motherboard/mainboard, the early updates within the first couple of years are mostly functionality updates/bug fixes. The later updates are usually security updates. I do them all.

 

[Pew]

Windows will also get to a point where you cannot shut down or restart without updating the system. To a critical point, Windows will also force a restart after giving you like a 5min heads up. This is adjustable via the Group Policy settings.

UEFI has eclipsed BIOS and integrates with the Operating System. You may have one or two but the updates are not required for operation and may contain anything between critical security firmware updates for things like sleep states or critical functions like workarounds for CPU microcode (like the Intel 13-14th gen cpus.)

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

You can have Windows not load Command Update at startup and just run it manually once in a while if that helps. I'd rather have control over it than the automagic update process.

And yes, all the BIOS updates are for security reasons as the Internet cooties are quite potent nowadays. My wife's Dell desktop has averaged a BIOS update every month over the year that she's had it.