[SECC] K4BAI Claimed Score, 2018 CQ WW 160M Contest, CW

[Jeff Clarke]

John,

You can set the time you want Windows updates to occur or you can just 
turn them off all together.  See 
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2953010/windows/how-to-schedule-your-windows-10-updates.html 
on how to change this in the Settings.

Jeff


On 1/29/2018 1:20 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> On Jan 29, 2018, at 11:23 AM, John Laney <k4bai at att.net> wrote:
>> On the first night, Microsoft took over my
>> logging computer for 1 1/2 hours to update Windows 10.  Nothing I tried would
>> stop it, including turning off the computer and unplugging power.  It just
>> started up again as soon as the computer restarted.  I had to log times, calls,
>> and sections on paper for that period of time, 145 QSOs.  As soon as MS was
>> finished, I typed those calls into N1MM so I would have them for dup checking
>> and multipliers, but the dates and times were all wrong.  It took me 45 minutes
>> after the contest was over to edit the Cabrillo file to make the dates/times
>> right again.
> I fight this problem by trying to force all updates the day before a contest.
>
> This is the one thing I really hate about Windows. On the Mac, you have complete control over exactly when you update.
>
> Microsoft has done this because otherwise most users never bother to update for any reason. It’s not user-friendly.
>
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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*Jeff Clarke*
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