Questions tagged [automatic-update]
Automatic Updates for non-Windows uses of the word. Use windows-update for windows instead.
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Making a computer turn itself on, check for updates and then shut down automatically
My mother lives in another city, and she has a desktop computer (Windows 10) that she rarely uses. It stays off for probably 360 of 365 days of a year.
But when she finally decides to use the computer,...
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Excel, populate time when another cell has data
Somebody else asked if there was a way to automatically populate the current date in a cell based on another cell receiving data.
[NOT those exact words, but same thing, I think]
And Somebody showed ...
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Automatically update data in a cell when a duplicate is entered from Microsoft forms
I'm using Microsoft forms to create a user friendly data entry for assets that need to be constantly updated. The reason for using forms is I like that your able to use it on the phone as well and ...
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Microsoft Edge Updating even though I disabled the edgeupdate and edgeupdatem services a day ago
I'm using Windows 10 1909
I woke up to my computer being sluggish so I opened task manager and found out MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe was running and taking lots of CPU, EVEN THOUGH I had just disabled ...
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Configure OPNsense to check for updates and install them automatically
I run OPNsense as well as a few Linux systems with Webmin.
Webmin has an option to check for updates periodically and install them automatically (iirc this can be done for all updates, or just for the ...
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How to disable automatic Thunderbird updates?
As with the current version of Thunderbird (91.x), it is not possible to disable automatic updates via Preferences:
Is it possible to do this via Config Editor, and if yes, how?
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What is "DSC Update" for a monitor?
I am using Samsung Odyssey LC27G7xT connected to a Linux machine via HDMI and to a Mac via DisplayPort.
Very occasionally, the monitor would show a black screen with the following progress bar in the ...
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MS Excel - assigning recurring weeks that reset every month
I have a set of dates say in column A and want to associate custom week numbers that reset after every 5 weeks.
So for example, the week counting starts from 27/09/21 (Monday) and will end on 31/10/21 ...
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Why does Windows 10 still automatically download, install updates and restart system despite I telling it not to? [duplicate]
I hate Windows so much! Why does it decide to automatically download and restart when I have all settings to off?
I had a 5 GB download running at 200 kB/s for hours and hours and somewhere at 80% ...
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Method or application for updating files and/or applications on many remote computers?
I have several Windows 10 and Windows 7 machines that are operating remotely. Sometimes, certain files or executables need to be updated. This would involve the following.
Close running program.
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PC is updating continuously for half an hour on every startup
I have Windows 10 on my home laptop. I start it only 2 days a week, because I usually use my tablet. Every time I start it, Windows, Dell, or something else is updating, disk or cpu usage being 100%, ...
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How to create a Destination file that is linked to a Source on Excel offline?
I am struggling with an excel feature regarding creating a Source and Destination workbook.
My Source data comes from the web using which I must create dashboards on Power BI. But before that, I make ...
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How to create a source and destination worksheets in Excel?
I am struggling with an excel feature regarding creating a Source and Destination workbook.
My Source data comes from the web. So I download it, create few new columns and functions and use it to make ...
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Setup Windows update downloads in Windows 10
When checking for Windows Updates, most of time there are more than one available and in that case each update is downloaded in turn. When one download completes, another starts automatically.
In the ...
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Block Future Automatic Installs of Office 365 and Word Opening On it's Own when it not supposed to be installed
During the past year or two Office 365 has magically reappeared on the computer multiple times. I have uninstalled it; so, there should be no trace. Yet, it Microsoft Word opens itself automatically ...
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