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Message 88070 - Posted: 14 Sep 2018, 19:28:00 UTC
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If Windows Update automatically restarts the computer during the night, does it exit the BOINC manager gracefully? I have the manager set to stop processing tasks and nothing is retained in memory when exited.

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Message 88071 - Posted: 14 Sep 2018, 20:23:15 UTC - in response to Message 88070.  

I wouldn't expect it to exit BOINC manager (or the client) gracefully, no. Knowing Windows Update, it'll just forcefully cut off programs prior to rebooting.
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Message 88074 - Posted: 15 Sep 2018, 3:41:48 UTC

IIRC doze update will ask once and only once nicely to quit then it quickly just gets nasty. I'll add that if you are using a project that doesn't checkpoint, you will lose all the work done no matter the memory setting. Also VirtualBox doesn't play nice with windoze shutdown.
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