Why would I need a reboot after installing?
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Possible Duplicate: Why do I need restart computer after installing new software? That is to say, what might installing an application do such that it might require a reboot? Corollary (just out of interest): Are there any things that don't necessarily require a reboot, but whereby it would be easi…
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On Windows, you need to reboot because a DLL (or EXE) file cannot be replaced while it is in use. Some drivers and services do not support "unloading" and so you must reboot if you want to replace DLL or EXE files that are used by those. However, th…
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