Why Are Windows Updates So Slow Compared to Linux?
Contents Why Does Windows Update Take So Long Compared to Linux? Windows Update Is Slow Because Windows File Handling Has a Design Flaw. on Linux (Or Anything...
Why does Windows Update take so long compared to Linux?
Windows update is slow because windows file handling has a design flaw. On Linux (or anything Unix like) if some process opens a file another can still delete that file from the disk (or replace it which is essentially the same), the original process will have the deleted file open and readable still.
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Why are windows updates always so slow?
Outdated or corrupted drivers on your PC can also trigger this issue. For example, if your network driver is outdated or corrupted, it may slow down your download speed, so Windows update may take much longer than before. To fix this issue, you need to update your drivers.
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