eli5 – Why do most softwares require a system reboot after install?

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eli5 – Why do most softwares require a system reboot after install?

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An application might need to be restarted after an update because it still has the old version in memory (RAM). The same is true for the operating system (Windows, Linux, macOS), but the majority applications and pieces of what is normally thought of as an operating system do not need a system reboot after instal

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