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Microsoft will only provide information about Windows 10 updates when it wants d

  • August 22, 2015
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By Mark Wilson
 
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It's less than a month since the launch of Windows 10, and there have already been three cumulative updates released. There has been far greater interest in these updates than for previous versions of Windows, but there has been frustration about the lack of detail provided about the changes the third brought.
Users were told that the update includes "improvements to enhance the functionality of Windows 10", but no specific details were given. Microsoft has now made it clear that extra detail will only be provided for some updates depending on their significance. Considering Windows 10's forced installation of updates, this is something that is unlikely to go down well with users.
 While it is possible to use software to postpone the installation of individual updates, this is not something that the average user is going to do. In fact, it's entirely reasonable to assume that most people won’t bother to do this -- but whether they do or not, it's also entirely reasonable to expect to be kept informed about what is being installed. Microsoft doesn't completely agree.
 
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Nemo
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  • August 23, 2015
Thanks Antus. The more I read about this subject, the more it seems to me that early adopters of Win 10 are essentially performing as an extended informal beta testing audience for Microsoft. Nothing wrong with that of course but it's clear that Win 10 was rushed out to meet an arbitary deadline.
 
 

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  • August 23, 2015
Nemo, 
 
Oh I would very much agree with you there.  But that has really been the case for every new version of Windows to be honest.  The upgrade to Windows 10 seems to have overall been smoother for most people than previous upgrades, but that does not mean they hve it REALLY stable LOL.  So many patches in so little time.... of course we are just a big Beta test... that is why they are letting us have it for free 🙂