Leica SP8 confocal Windows 10 upgrade

[Colin Gray]

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Dear All,

The tail is wagging the dog!

Are you there to serve the IT dept or the other way around.

I am still running several instruments under WinXP and only have one
running Win10. The IT dept told me they were disconnecting all XP
machines. I explained that they could do that if they had the cash to
update our confocals and  widefields. They decided to put our equipment
(and that of a few other groups) on our own LAN. We have not had a
problem since. This is a good thing since I do not have funds to pay
replacement computer prices, inflated manufacturer rates or any other.

Our only Win10 system is a real pain because so far I have only found
out how to delay updates but, not how to block them entirely. I like to
do the updates manually at a time when I can reverse them if needs be.
For example, the last win10 update killed LASX and had to be reversed.
So now if I don't get a patch from Leica, in the next couple of weeks
Win10 will auto-update and kill the system again and I cannot stop it.



Colin


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[Giang, William]

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Hi Colin,

Have you tried to disable windows updates via group policy?

See solution #2 https://www.easeus.com/todo-backup-resource/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-automatically-update.html

Best,
Will

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Subject: Leica SP8 confocal Windows 10 upgrade

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Dear All,

The tail is wagging the dog!

Are you there to serve the IT dept or the other way around.

I am still running several instruments under WinXP and only have one running Win10. The IT dept told me they were disconnecting all XP machines. I explained that they could do that if they had the cash to update our confocals and  widefields. They decided to put our equipment (and that of a few other groups) on our own LAN. We have not had a problem since. This is a good thing since I do not have funds to pay replacement computer prices, inflated manufacturer rates or any other.

Our only Win10 system is a real pain because so far I have only found out how to delay updates but, not how to block them entirely. I like to do the updates manually at a time when I can reverse them if needs be.
For example, the last win10 update killed LASX and had to be reversed.
So now if I don't get a patch from Leica, in the next couple of weeks
Win10 will auto-update and kill the system again and I cannot stop it.



Colin


--
Colin Gray  PhD

[hidden email]

Microscopy Core Facility, Room LU104.

Core facility booking form:

https://ppms.eu/sheffield/?LM_core

Microscopy home page:

http://shef.ac.uk/medicine/research/corefacilities/microscopy/index.html

Booking form for Other MDH Imaging Equipment:

https://ppms.eu/sheffield/?Other_MDH

--------------------------------------------------------------

Tel + 44 (0)114 2159580

Postal address:

Dr C Gray
Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health University of Sheffield Medical School Beech Hill Road Sheffield
S10 2RX

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