Samsung disabling Windows updates
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Samsung is disabling Windows updates on (at least) their laptops (Do they make desktops?).
http://www.neowin.net/news/samsung-cripples-windows-update-to-help-your-settings
Samsung’s reasoning goes something like this:
When you enable Windows updates, it will install the Default Drivers for all the hardware no laptop which may or may not work. For example if there is USB 3.0 on laptop, the ports may not work with the installation of updates. So to prevent this, SW Update tool will prevent the Windows updates.
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What’s interesting here is that SWUpdate wasn’t necessarily raising red flags because it wasn’t permanently disabling the update process. Users could still start and stop it manually, though the automatic service would get disabled again with every reboot.
Juicy details and removal of the software.
http://bsodanalysis.blogspot.ro/2015/06/samsung-deliberately-disabling-windows.html -
Just another reason to stick to the two enterprise desktop/laptop vendors (HP and Dell.) You just get crazy stuff with these little vendors that focus on consumers instead of business.
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I find Toshiba are pretty good but ALL laptop vendors load bloatware. Samsung and Lenovo have just gone that one step further and added malware too.
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@nadnerB said:
I find Toshiba are pretty good but ALL laptop vendors load bloatware. Samsung and Lenovo have just gone that one step further and added malware too.
A friend has a Toshiba laptop for work, and I was impressed by the feel of the keyboard. Seems like a decent machine all around.
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I had a friend get a Toshiba laptop several years ago. It is still in relatively good shape as far as I know.
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Update:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/26/samsung_sorry_over_windows_update_blocking_code_issuing_patch_shortly/
Samsung has promised to release a patch for its computers so that they no longer kill off automatic Windows updates from Microsoft. -
But..... what made them think this was okay in the first place?
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This was discussed on Windows Weekly last week. I can't recall if it was Mary Jo Foley or Paul Thurrott who said that Samsung did it to ensure that their system stayed as stable and 'fast' as the day it left the factory because the vendor spends a lot of time optimizing it with their own tweaks before shipping.
On one hand I know this to be true, Windows Vista never seemed to run as well after being reinstalled as it did from a factory install, and crap like this is probably why.
Of course that said, it's no excuse for the ludicrous idea of disabling Windows updates, let alone Windows Security updates.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Just another reason to stick to the two enterprise desktop/laptop vendors (HP and Dell.) You just get crazy stuff with these little vendors that focus on consumers instead of business.
Sigh, and I thought consumer wise at least Samnsung was as good as HP and Dell.
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@Dashrender said:
Sigh, and I thought consumer wise at least Samnsung was as good as HP and Dell.
First rule of buying computers, avoid consumer.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
Sigh, and I thought consumer wise at least Samnsung was as good as HP and Dell.
First rule of buying computers, avoid consumer.
Sure, I guess I was giving them to much credit because there are no business class phones or TVs, two places they make a pretty decent product in.
