It would be nice if microsoft had windows update for .net, visual c++, office, windows, edge ... just all their software in one updater, but that would be too easy...

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netsharc 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Isn't that... Windows Update? At least last time I looked it would update .net runtimes, Office, what else? OK, Visual Studio has its own update mechanism. Edge is part of the OS, isn't it?

	▲	miffy900 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		it's still an opt-in setting though. Windows and OS-components like drivers and Edge do get auto updated yes, but to enable Microsoft Update, you still need to turn on a setting in the Settings app. even setting up a new PC/laptop with windows, this is off by default.
	▲	ihsw 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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jayd16 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It did work that way for .NET versions but the patches and upgrades caused too many bugs and incompatibility. Folks would install old .net versions anyway.

The pattern moved to packaging in all your dependencies.

Winget/Microsoft Store etc could auto-update your apps even with packaged .NET DLLs, though.

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nobodyandproud 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You mean…service packs?

	▲	anonymars 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No, "Microsoft Update" is what it was once called (see e.g. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/...)