After making a resolution to put writing on my calendar, and carving out two hours to keep this resolution, Microsoft thinks it’s appropriate to update my Windows 10. I thought these things were supposed to happen at night while I am fitfully trying to sleep. We are now forty-five minutes into my two hour appointment with my keyboard and only 32% finished. No other party but the god of Microsoft would dare to interfere with MZ’s calendar. Just ask my family.
I resorted to working on my bosses computer. We won’t tell him. However, if I happen to turn on this computer under duress of a work deadline, especially on payroll day, and find this red screen of dread, I’m fairly sure there will be hell to pay. Which reminds me, I have this catchy little tune in my head The Bells of Hell Go Ting a ling a ling thanks to a post on my pastor’s Facebook page. No, we did not sing this in church this morning. Hubby wishes I’d stop humming it and get on with my writing.
WittBits 
I really hate Windows 10 because of this you describe. I was converted last year to go Mac, after only ever owing a Windows computer before.
I was a lover of Windows 7 and I never upgraded to 8 as I knew I would not like it, but unfortunately, when I had to have a new computer which had Windows 8.1it meant I had no choice and I hated 8.1 as i knew I would. So when 10 came out, I upgraded. I loved the layout and found it easy to use compared to previous. But it was the updates. They were starting to get too long and I found they were happening too often, each being a long one. I was already annoyed by this point because of the inconvenience. I also had another issue with Windows 10. I went and bought a second hand Macbook Air laptop, to see how I’d go with it.
One day I was updating and my computer had been on all afternoon doing this and still doing it when I went to work. Was still not finished when I arrived home. After that, I turned my computer back to Windows 8, giving it a full clean. This was the easy part in all the time I owned it, compared to updates.) And I sold it. By this point, I had my Mac for a few months, when I sold computer and I have never looked back since. I wonder how many more have dropped Windows since Windows 10.
Thanks Liz. I’ve always been a PC person since my accounting software only works with windows. Otherwise, I’d probably jump over the fence too.
That’s the trouble isn’t it, sometimes there are things that only work with Windows. Luckily I was able to move across, but I did find out down the line that something I was planning on doing later, it did not work with Mac, so I learnt to carry on what I was currently doing and live without. Not that this is the same as the accounting software that you need. I hope it did not take too long and that any future updates don’t take as long. I would have probably stayed if I had that reassurance.
There is nothing like the tyranny of technology and its updates to strike terror in my soul. And I’m a Mac person. I hope you get it downloaded soon.