why do computers need to reboot after an update

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I thought more recent OS had ways to update files currently in use and not require reboots.
Corporate policy of rebooting once a week and forcing it is killing me: I usually have tens of excel windows interlinked, and having to reboot daily just saps my will to live….

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Some operating systems have security measures in place that won’t let you update or replace a file if it is in use. These operating systems will require a restart, and those files will be updated/replaced on startup, before any other program accesses them.

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