Why does Mac OS X need to reboot for updates so often?
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Mar 15, 20262870 viewsConfidence Score0%
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This may come across as a rant, but I seriously want to know if there is a valid reason for this. One of the great things about Windows 7 is I can update just about anything, even video drivers, without rebooting. Now I have a Mac Book Pro running Snow Leopard and I reboot for anything that involve…
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Historically, it has been the other way around where Windows would require reboots more often than Mac OS. The latter also received small updates less frequently. The reason an operating system update requires a reboot is that files or processes tha…
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