Finally some talk about how quick we can expect feature updates for Windows 10. Most people expect this to be the last standalone version of the operating system.
Except concept designers — they continue to whip up Windows 11 designs.
But the fact remains that Redmond has transitioned the platform to Windows as a Service concept, which basically allows the company to deliver updates faster than ever before. The core product stays the same, but major refreshes arrive at regular intervals.
How regular?
Well, Microsoft just revealed that Windows 10 will receive an average of two or three feature updates every year. Service updates, however, will be released as soon as they are ready in order to keep the computers safe, secure and up to date.
Service updates being bug fixes and security patches, of course.
A selection from the document that was updated today, explaining these feature updates:
“Feature upgrades that install the latest new features, experiences, and capabilities on devices that are already running Windows 10. Because feature upgrades contain an entire copy of Windows, they are also what customers use to install Windows 10 on existing devices running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, and on new devices where no operating system is installed.”
The software titan adds that these updates will be released on an ongoing basis.
But we already knew that.
Furthermore, Patch Tuesday will live on, and Microsoft seems keen on delivering security fixes on the second Tuesday of each month — even with this new approach of regular updates for Windows 10.
source:windows10update
