Well, the question was tongue in cheek. This error seems to be from one drive determining it was necessary to upgrade right now, even when Windows was out of date and not able to handle this version.
The install shouldn’t have been allowed to run one drive and instead should pull updates from Wi-Fi/cellular on a scheduled task.
The same thing could absolutely be done with FOSS. Improper setup in that circumstance may be even more interesting.
They probably didn’t and are using the OEM license on a mini PC.
Yes, they are still paying for the license on the cost of the unit.
Yes, it would be much cheaper to use a NUC or ARM board, but you can’t convince an administrator to stake their career on it.
Besides, if they are running a domain, and all their resources are on a domain, why would they use non Windows devices.
If they’re running on a domain they should be able to set an update policy to prevent this.
“Why would they use non windows devices?”
To avoid crap like what you see in the screenshot? 😆
Well, the question was tongue in cheek. This error seems to be from one drive determining it was necessary to upgrade right now, even when Windows was out of date and not able to handle this version.
The install shouldn’t have been allowed to run one drive and instead should pull updates from Wi-Fi/cellular on a scheduled task.
The same thing could absolutely be done with FOSS. Improper setup in that circumstance may be even more interesting.