Windows Update vs system specs

[Princess Luna]

In middle of work my laptop ran out of battery without me noticing since the tracker's messed up, no problem I just rebooted it since all I was working on automatically saves no worries about losing all the work on Excel

 

However once booting ohhh nooo it's that darned Windows Update, A looong one that probably took at least 10 minutes to resume and finally start up... While I so impatiently waited Microsoft to do it's thingy to my Windows I started to wonder something I always do when stuck on this situation: How much does system specs matter on the so hated Windows Updates? They all seem rather long and boring regardless the machine you're using.

 

so is there any actual difference in how long it'll take to do the same long update on a high end like i7 7700k+16ram+ssd vs a low end i3-2365m+2gb+HDD? Does better hardware manages to fast it up or the process is so complicated it takes as long as regardless the specs?

 

Has any one ever thought about any of this?

[Enderman]

It takes less than 2 minutes for my 4790k to install updates.

[myselfolli]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

In middle of work my laptop ran out of battery without me noticing since the tracker's messed up, no problem I just rebooted it since all I was working on automatically saves no worries about losing all the work on Excel

 

However once booting ohhh nooo it's that darned Windows Update, A looong one that probably took at least 10 minutes to resume and finally start up... While I so impatiently waited Microsoft to do it's thingy to my Windows I started to wonder something I always do when stuck on this situation: How much does system specs matter on the so hated Windows Updates? They all seem rather long and boring regardless the machine you're using.

 

so is there any actual difference in how long it'll take to do the same long update on a high end like i7 7700k+16ram+ssd vs a low end i3-2365m+2gb+HDD? Does better hardware manages to fast it up or the process is so complicated it takes as long as regardless the specs?

 

Has any one ever thought about any of this?

Interesting question, I guess your storage would have the biggest impact, no?

[Zando_]

I think it's a little bit faster on an SSD (just put Win10 in bootcamp on my MacBook Pro for kicks and giggles), but I don't think it make that much of a difference.

[Zando_]

If I remember, I'll time it next time it's updating and post the time and the specs of my Mac.

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Enderman said:

It takes less than 2 minutes for my 4790k to install updates.

I think on my desktops it goes faster but when you're wanting to get on already everything feels slower, this notebook I'm using the i3 2365m with 2gb of ram but a sandisk ssd took almost 10 minutes to get done with it right now, while I needed to send emails at work already which really annoyed me... hopefully better specs do help I already ordered a new i5 6200u notebook to replace this one and this won't give more headaches [:

[samcool55]

Downloading depends mostly when you are downloading. Almost every time of the day is a bad time, it downloads it in honestly i don't know what it is but they look like peaks.

10 seconds nothing. 1 second something and again 10 seconds nothing. 

 

Also wired is somehow a lot faster than wifi even if the wifi is good and you are on exactly the same network.

If you want them downloaded fast, go wired and do it between 12pm-6am.

 

Installing wise, it's mostly cpu power and ssd. I noticed the biggest improvement by going from hdd to ssd. It make 1.5-2 hours of updating 15 minutes. No idea how that works but somehow it did.

 

It's all based from personal experience btw, no perfectly scientific work.

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

I think on my desktops it goes faster but when you're wanting to get on already everything feels slower, this notebook I'm using the i3 2365m with 2gb of ram but a sandisk ssd took almost 10 minutes to get done with it right now, while I needed to send emails at work already which really annoyed me... hopefully better specs do help I already ordered a new i5 6200u notebook to replace this one and this won't give more headaches [:

You can also pay attention to your notifications and make it restart when it's convenient for you.

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Enderman said:

You can also pay attention to your notifications and make it restart when it's convenient for you.

Yes unfortunately like I stated it was an accidental restart, maybe Microsoft could give an option to postpone the update even if you're rebooting?

[zMeul]

depends on the updates

back when the Anniversary Update was released it took my i5 6500 with a 850 EVO roughly 30 minutes

[R3ep3r]

29 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

In middle of work my laptop ran out of battery without me noticing since the tracker's messed up, no problem I just rebooted it since all I was working on automatically saves no worries about losing all the work on Excel

 

However once booting ohhh nooo it's that darned Windows Update, A looong one that probably took at least 10 minutes to resume and finally start up... While I so impatiently waited Microsoft to do it's thingy to my Windows I started to wonder something I always do when stuck on this situation: How much does system specs matter on the so hated Windows Updates? They all seem rather long and boring regardless the machine you're using.

 

so is there any actual difference in how long it'll take to do the same long update on a high end like i7 7700k+16ram+ssd vs a low end i3-2365m+2gb+HDD? Does better hardware manages to fast it up or the process is so complicated it takes as long as regardless the specs?

 

Has any one ever thought about any of this?

Well a few moments ago my windows decided to restart itself(so haaapyyy yaay -.-) And it took like 5 minutes. But it was not the anniversary update. That one took like 30-45 minutes at all.(on my current build)

It's not a big difference at all and I guess system specs don't matter that much.