dsi1 wrote:
>Bruce wrote:
>>Gary wrote:
>> >Ophelia wrote:
>> >>Bruce wrote:
>> >>Gary wrote:
>> >>>Bruce wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> But when my computer does an update at night and I turn it on the next
>> >>>> morning, it wants to finish the update. I get no choice.
>> >>>
>> >>> Why not turn off the update feature completely? Then only let it update
>> >>> when you have plenty of time to wait for it. That's what I do.
>> >>>
>> >>> Control Panel --> "Windows Update"
>> >>
>> >> I found this about Windows 10:
>> >>
>> >> "First are the home users who will not have the option to defer
>> >> upgrades. The updates will download and install even if they are
>> >> working on something, making the computer slow in some cases. The PC
>> >> however would restart only if you are not doing anything or it would
>> >> restart at the scheduled time, if you have set one. "
>> >> ==
>> >> Ahh you have Win10! I know nothing about that one.
>> >
>> >ME TOO! (aol lingo)
>> >I'm using Win7.
>> >If Win10 won't let you skip automatic updates, that's getting way too
>> >intrusive, imo.
>> >
>> >That said....if they will let you schedule update times, just pick a
>> >time that you won't be using the computer for a while. Like maybe
>> >schedule for a Saturday night (and leave your computer on and online
>> >that night)
>> >
>> >Just an idea.
>>
>> Apart from having startup problems, my laptop also overheats, so I
>> don't want to leave it on overnight. Normally it turns itself off very
>> abruptly when it overheats, but I don't want to rely on that.
>>
>> The bottom line: don't buy a Toshiba laptop
>
>The bottom line: clean your vents and fan intake screen.

All computers overheat if not cleaned regularly and become filled with
schmutz... and when the fan blades become caked with schmutz they
become unbalanced and slow or stop. With my desktop I tape a piece of
A/C air filter matrix over the air intake screen... the perforations
in the PC cabinet do pitifully little to keep schmutz out... the only
real filtration occurs by a layer of accumulated schmutz. I change
the filter about every three months, the inside of my PC stays
dust-free and the small snippet of filter material and a bit of
masking tape costs pennies. I've no idea why the computer
manufactures don't make a provision for air filtration elements...
probably because filthy computers don't last so they sell more.

Automobile engines use air filters, even the cheapest push lawn mower
uses an air filter.... long ago my aquarium air compressor had an
intake air filter. Better automobiles filter intake cabin air, my
tractor cab has a cabin filter.