Is Windows 8.1 Update process faulty?
I am used to Windows 7 OS in which the Windows Update (WU) process creates a restore point (RP) before installing updates. I have recently installed Windows 8.1 64 bit OS on my computer and find that the WU process downloads and then installs updates without creating a RP. I checked my available RPs and find no RPs created by WU. I thought RPs were triggered by WU?
I have “Automatic System Restore Point Creation” enabled and my System Restore “Max Usage” settings were set at (2%) 10.00GB with only 2.01GB used so there was 8GB free space available. I have increased this to (5%) 23.29GB as a precaution, although I do not think this was the problem.
I can’t find any setting where I can force W8.1 WU to create a RP before installing updates. It seems that one must create a restore point manually before doing WUs?
Am I missing something or is this normal behaviour for W8.1? If so then the W8.1 WU process has a serious weakness in it.
Thanks in advance,
Ken
I am used to Windows 7 OS in which the Windows Update (WU) process creates a restore point (RP) before installing updates. I have recently installed Windows 8.1 64 bit OS on my computer and find that the WU process downloads and then installs updates without creating a RP. I checked my available RPs and find no RPs created by WU. I thought RPs were triggered by WU?
I have “Automatic System Restore Point Creation” enabled and my System Restore “Max Usage” settings were set at (2%) 10.00GB with only 2.01GB used so there was 8GB free space available. I have increased this to (5%) 23.29GB as a precaution, although I do not think this was the problem.
I can’t find any setting where I can force W8.1 WU to create a RP before installing updates. It seems that one must create a restore point manually before doing WUs?
Am I missing something or is this normal behaviour for W8.1? If so then the W8.1 WU process has a serious weakness in it.
Thanks in advance,
Ken
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 64 bit
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop