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by dragonwriter 4116 days ago
Seems to me that while the Windows Update hanging is a problem there, at least as big of a problem is that your "core IT" is only keeping base images of systems rather than images of complete-and-current builds with applications and current patches.
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TheRealDunkirk 4116 days ago
Your IT/PC guys keep images with Visual Studio and SQL Server? Yes, please. It was a major hassle getting approved for the PARTIAL-admin account just to so I could install those things.
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dragonwriter 4116 days ago
> Your IT/PC guys keep images with Visual Studio and SQL Server?

Well, I've known of shops where IT keeps complete role-specific (e.g., developer, etc.) or even individual-computer images rather than just generic base images. Or at least have IT track software installed per-user and handle rebuilds even if they use a generic base image. Where I work they don't, unfortunately, but I would never not call that out as a problem.

Common practices and good practices are often not the same thing.

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