'installing upgrades' when offline

[wally]

I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista on it. It doesn't get much use and is
rarely connected to the internet and I usually have the wireless connection
switch set to off. However I have noticed that even when I am off line it
'installs upgrades', last night taking a good fifteen minutes to install nine
upgrades before it closed down.

If it's not connected, where are these upgrades coming from? Is there
anything sinister going on?

 

[PD43]

If it's not connected, where are these upgrades coming from? Is there
anything sinister going on?

The upgrades were downloaded the last time you were online.

 

[wally]

The upgrades were downloaded the last time you were online.

So why does it choose to install them at the end of this offline session
rather than the previous online session, which I think was a good few ago.
(hope I don't sound too paranoid!)

 

[PD43]

So why does it choose to install them at the end of this offline session
rather than the previous online session, which I think was a good few ago.
(hope I don't sound too paranoid!)

Ain't got a clue bud.

<insert Twilight Zone Theme here>

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Assuming Automatic Updates is configured to the "automatic" setting, it is
not unusual for updates to silently download in the background and then
install when you attempt to shutdown.
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