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[mac_v <drkvi-a@xxxxxxxxx>]

Comparing the updates at login and shutdown...


*Updates at login* :     *Shutdown*:

_Steps involved_:
Start sys-processes      ---
Wait for password        -not needed,user has already approved-
Update                    Update
Shutdown                 Shutdown
Restart                   ---


The user definitely has to wait for updates and a bit longer for a Login
update.[atleast 1min extra than the update process for the
start+password+restart]
But the user does not need to wait at all for the Updates at Shutdown.

_Con_:to This idea...
Outdated updates         ---
User *has* to wait       user *might want* to wait!/Windows does it!
User has to approve,     ---
   the update twice
 [for download&install]


Remember, the outdated updates are because the updates are detected only
from the previous session, so if the user uses a system only once a week
he is notified only of old updates!

When an *Update at Login idea has no clear advantage* ,
the *deciding factor should not be that it is a new idea* or Windows
does the shutdown method , so we do it differently!.

The only negative use case for a shutdown update is> the user who wants
instant shutdown.
*Here the users have the option for instant shutdown* .


cheers,
mac_v