Up until now, Microsoft has automatically updated users' PCs and allowed only minimal delays or deferrals. All this comes shortly after Microsoft introduced a way for failed Windows Updates to be rolled back automatically in case a PC cannot boot. Another update earlier this year caused unexpected performance degradation in a small number of games. The company hopes that this will improve transparency. Microsoft will publish a new online dashboard to allow users to check the status of updates, and understand any potential issues as they are detected. An Intelligent Active Hours feature will detect when users are less likely to be interrupted by an update, since very few people actually choose their active hours manually. Major version updates will be distinguished from periodic security patches and bug fixes, which do not pose as much of a risk of failure. New controls will allow users to pause all update activity for 35 days, and choose to only initiate updates when they check for them manually. The only time that Windows 10 will automatically initiate an update is when a user's current version is approaching its end-of-service date, which is typically at least two years for each release. In a post published to the Windows Experience blog, Microsoft says that it has taken users' feedback about the disruptive Windows Update process and has made major changes to how updates are offered, downloaded, and installed.īeginning with the Windows Update, users will see notifications that the update is available and that it is recommended, but users will decide for themselves whether or not to install it. Microsoft will be hoping to avoid a repeat of the multiple issues that plagued its Windows 10 October 2018 Update.

The update will roll out to Windows Insider testers from next week onwards, and will be available to the general public in phases beginning in late May. Microsoft has announced that its next big release of Windows 10 will be called the Windows Update, and it will introduce several new features along with a completely new delivery mechanism that will put more power in users' hands.

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