The new system of safer updates of Windows 10 does not fix the big problem of Windows Update
One of the most problematic cases of the year in software has been the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, with the star of the show being the erasure of files produced in some computers that installed it in the first hours. Before the avalanche of critics, Microsoft stopped the propagation of the update, and did not resume it until the fifth week, just a month ago.
At the time of relaunching the 1809 update, the company stated that they had taken steps to improve the updates from that moment and that they were more than ever committed to the quality of the software. To achieve this, they said they would slow down the update installations. Devices that could present future compatibility problems would not update, even when compulsively pressing "Check for updates" in Windows Update.
The exact words were that even for avid search engines for updates, the Windows Update button's roll-out feature would be limited and slower. However, according to a statement from Microsoft detailing the types of updates, the company shows that in practice there have been no changes, mentioning that type "C" and "D" updates, which are "previews" that contain Fixes of functions that are not security, can reach the computers through "Search update".
In this way for Microsoft, "visibility is provided and it is possible to test the non-security fixes or novelties that will be included in the next" B "update.
The conclusion of the Microsoft statement is that any user can continue to receive updates that may cause equipment malfunction
The letters B, C and D correspond to the week of the month in which the updates are released, which in this case are second, third and fourth, respectively. B's are released on the second Tuesday of each month, and include security updates that have already been released and not released, as well as features. The third week comes the updates "C" and the fourth the "D", and only present new features.
The problem is that, although Microsoft recognizes that these "previews", the C and D, are aimed at advanced users, anyone can download them to your computer by clicking on "Check for updates." You have to remember that they said that updates that could be problematic would be limited even for those who always wanted to be up to date. Another related problem is that they download without warning at any time that they are versions that may cause unexpected consequences.
As they say in How-To Geek, it is an acknowledgment implicit in the fact that despite the changes, the company is using any user who wants to update, who may not be advanced, as a beta tester, delivering cumulative updates that do not even they are included in the Insider program. Even owners of Microsoft equipment such as Surface Book 2 have suffered its effects in the form of blue screens of death when installing such updates.
At the time of relaunching the 1809 update, the company stated that they had taken steps to improve the updates from that moment and that they were more than ever committed to the quality of the software. To achieve this, they said they would slow down the update installations. Devices that could present future compatibility problems would not update, even when compulsively pressing "Check for updates" in Windows Update.
The exact words were that even for avid search engines for updates, the Windows Update button's roll-out feature would be limited and slower. However, according to a statement from Microsoft detailing the types of updates, the company shows that in practice there have been no changes, mentioning that type "C" and "D" updates, which are "previews" that contain Fixes of functions that are not security, can reach the computers through "Search update".
In this way for Microsoft, "visibility is provided and it is possible to test the non-security fixes or novelties that will be included in the next" B "update.
The conclusion of the Microsoft statement is that any user can continue to receive updates that may cause equipment malfunction
The letters B, C and D correspond to the week of the month in which the updates are released, which in this case are second, third and fourth, respectively. B's are released on the second Tuesday of each month, and include security updates that have already been released and not released, as well as features. The third week comes the updates "C" and the fourth the "D", and only present new features.
The problem is that, although Microsoft recognizes that these "previews", the C and D, are aimed at advanced users, anyone can download them to your computer by clicking on "Check for updates." You have to remember that they said that updates that could be problematic would be limited even for those who always wanted to be up to date. Another related problem is that they download without warning at any time that they are versions that may cause unexpected consequences.
As they say in How-To Geek, it is an acknowledgment implicit in the fact that despite the changes, the company is using any user who wants to update, who may not be advanced, as a beta tester, delivering cumulative updates that do not even they are included in the Insider program. Even owners of Microsoft equipment such as Surface Book 2 have suffered its effects in the form of blue screens of death when installing such updates.
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