However, only users of unlocked Windows 10 Mobile phones are receiving the update today, while those of you locked to a carrier will have to hang tight for a little. Rollups enable you to bring your systems up to date with fewer updates and will minimize administrative overhead to install a large number of updates.
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Microsoft will also be moving to a single monthly Security-only update from October. The company will be changing their documentation as well to match the style introduced with Windows 10 to provide consolidated release notes with each roll-up. If you’re using third-party AV, you can try uninstalling it and then installing the latest version. Pick a patch option was more flexible that allowed users to choose the updates they want. In the video, the user can access a virtual workspace, play with a virtual pet, interact with 3D maps, multitask on mixed reality, and even teleport overseas. – If you’ve upgraded from a previous version of Windows, you may have been struck by the new default font size and window sizing in the new experience. During this week’s Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, Microsoft announced that it is bringing the futuristic tech down to Earth in 2017.
And here we are, one week after that, and this time the Anniversary Update for Windows 10 Mobile is in fact rolling out.
“Individual patches will no longer be available”. Servicing Stack updates include patches for Windows Update itself.
Buggy updates and patches have become the order of the day for Microsoft. You’ll then be able to forget about Windows Update until the next month’s roll-up is released. The act of simply signing in to a second account on the same PC-you may have to actually create that account first, of course-seems to “fix” the first one in some cases.
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For a detailed explanation of why Microsoft is moving to a monthly rollup model check out Microsoft’s TechNet blog post on the matter.
