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Originally Posted by Who are you?
On current windows versions most software installations/uninstallations shouldn't require a reboot. Those that do ask for one usually need to delete or modify files that are in use by the system or some application.
The usual culprits are drivers for hardware that is currently being used, files used by windows explorer to display some additional information and services that aren't stopped before uninstall (this last one really is an error/laziness by the person who made the uninstaller)
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Yep. For some Windows Updates, there are protected files and/or critical system files in use that needs to be replaced, hence requiring a reboot.
By the way, In was able to play a bit with a Hackintosh and it was pretty much the same when updating. I updated from OS X 10.5.2 to 10.5.5 and that required a reboot. Same thing when I updated QuickTime.