Despite having set my computer to refuse updates without my express consent, I come back into the room to find it in the middle of a 12-hour update/reboot fiasco. Ultimately...
Continue Reading this ends up with the whole thing being "corrupted by a virus" (which I still do not believe). I had to bring it into a computer shop to have it "refreshed" lest it turn into a huge paperweight. While the data files were backed up successfully the programs -- some of which were very difficult to come by -- were not. Additionally, the Windows Wireless Keyboard I use suddenly started causing the blue screen of death, so I had to purchase a new Logitech keyboard that works. The AU created a 100 MB partition out of nowhere consisting of a 21 MB Microsoft keystrokes tracker file (oh hell no...!). And all of my other browsers (Chrome/Firefox) and settings to default to different media players are reset as, you guessed it, all those other players and programs I have defaulted to are gone. Basically UA reset my computer to factory default as though I hadn't been using it for the past 18 months. :(