Good Afternoon. I started using computers back in the 1980s and purchased my first 8088 in 1986 and have used most of the releases of Windows going back to version 3 and of course I knew DOS.
With every update from Microsoft, using the computer became easier for the casual user, but more and more complicated for the experienced user.
The final straw occurred a couple months ago. I pulled out my laptop which had not been used in a few months. As soon as I turned it on and logged into the wifi at the hotel I was in, Windows went for updates. When I shut down the computer, I allowed Windows to install the updates. Big mistake. The download had failed and the attempted install killed the computer.
Used a restore disk when I got home, got the machine running and immediately made sure all my hard disk was backed up, then a full install of Linux, no dual operating systems. Wish I made the change sooner.
(Note: In a previous job, we did have a specialized piece of software that was originally written for mainframes (think COBOL) that was ported a UNIX platform for use on personal computers, so I was never in the dark as to the advantages of the UNIX).

Greetings. o/

ouch.
and while traveling!

that's why i prefer to do things manually.

rule of thumb:
never update when your thesis is due, or when you're traveling.

welcome to the wonderful world of FLOSS!

I think I was looking for an excuse to kill it and start over. I generally only used it for travel: email, streaming, downtime etc. Only had the laptop because my tablet was acting up. Now need to find a disto that will fit on the tablet.

Hi rjkincaid and welcome to LQ!

Sorry to hear that you had that problem with an upgrade.