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When is my device going to update?
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Monday, Oct 24, 2022, 10:00 AM PDTEvent details
Have you ever wondered when the device is going to scan, download, install, and/or reboot? About what logic goes into the “intelligent” decisions around when to update? In this session we are going t...
Heather_Poulsen
Updated Dec 27, 2024
ZebulonSmith
Oct 24, 2022Iron Contributor
Will we ever see any improvements to the built-in notification dialogs when updates or restarts are required?
I'd LOVE to be able to present a dialog that takes over the screen until a decision has been made by the user, maybe with an option to postpone for a period of time.
Toast notifications are too easy to miss.
- Shawn_ThiekeOct 24, 2022
Microsoft
We currently have 3 levels of notifications for Windows Desktop machines: System Tray, Toasts, and Dialogs. Depending on the type of notification, and the urgency of the message, we choose the appropriate surface to use for display so that we inform the users, while minimizing disruptions to users actually using their devices. Our current dialogs for the most part do block the user from using the device until they take action, which is why they are used sparingly, and they have been doing this since Windows 10. - JoeLentzOct 24, 2022Copper ContributorThe Windows 11 prompt takes over the full screen assuming you're using the default Windows update notifications option.
- Brandon_EmlingerOct 24, 2022Copper ContributorThis is also my question.