Topband: Windows 10 Update heads up

[Brad Rehm]

Helpful comments, Rick, and thanks to Floyd too.  My XYL's computer never
has to run Flex software, but all of mine do.  So I'll keep the canary for
the time being.  My friend's computer doesn't run Flex software, and his
was definitely affected by the update.  It's interesting that we now have
to use third party software to bring back the W7 desktop.  Ah well...

Brad  KV5V

On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 4:22 PM Richard (Rick) Karlquist <
richard at karlquist.com> wrote:

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> On 8/14/2020 1:26 PM, Brad Rehm wrote:
> > Phil,
> >
> > I've turned off updates for the maximum allowed 35 days on Pat's and my
> > computers but not on my new laptop.  I use it occasionally to access my
> > Flex, so it will be my "canary in the coal mine" for future updates.  For
> > now, if it survives the next couple weeks, I'll allow the other updates
> to
>
> Regarding Flex:  that is a special case.  I have numerous W10 computers
> on auto update.  The updates have never broken the OS or any ordinary
> applications.  They have only ever broken Flex, who admits they don't
> know how to completely fix the audio and CAT drivers, and they say that
> have gotten no help from MS or the 3rd party that supplies the drivers.
> The Flex is not a good canary because it can be knocked out by updates
> that do nothing to other computers that are not running Flex.
>
> Rick N6RK
>