Windows "Updates"
Because I rant about it so often, I was sure this topic had been covered in this column before. It actually is significant enough to be furious about more than once, so here goes. Why did Microsoft release an update for Windows 11 that quite literally destroyed the functionality of many computers? Actually, Update Hell has been unleashed on particularly casual users of computers more than once, and another one, not so much a Microsoft problem, is due to arrive in a little over 10 years. First, the Microsoft updates. Periodically, Microsoft will release a security patch or OS update, typically aimed at keeping the operating system secure and preventing widespread virus damage. Problems have come and gone over time with Windows updates - remember Windows ME? A veritable disaster. Branded Windows "Mistake Edition," the OS caused system crashes, freezes, no driver support, and more. The driver support has always seemed to me to be the biggest problem with the greatest initial se...