Microsoft rolls out first official Windows 10 patches: KB 3081424, KB 3081427

Now that the Windows 10 launch day is behind us, it’s time to look towards the many updates Microsoft has in store.

Microsoft users are being warned not to open any emails claiming to contain a free upgrade to Windows 10.

After you click on Download, a new window would appear asking whether you wish to upgrade the same PC, or create the installation media for another PC.

The update dubbed “3081424”, which comes packed in a 325MB file, is widely believed to be the “Service Release 1 (SR1)” for Windows 10. If you don’t choose the latter, then it’s pretty easy to reschedule the restart and install this Windows 10 update after August 6, 2015, or to a later hour. So far, the list does not include any non-Lumia models, but the company may surprise these customers, too, once Windows 10 Mobile becomes popular and reliable enough. You must restart the computer once the update is installed for the changes to take effect.

With Windows 10 now alive and kicking, it seems that Microsoft’s Windows as a Service concept really pays off, as updates arrive much faster than before, so users’ computers are continuously getting bug fixes and improvements. Users may have to clear search memory from the Bing search engine by going to Settings, then heading to “Manage what Cortana knows about me in the cloud”.

Now we’ve just got to hope that Microsoft removes the forced updates altogether.

At its peak, Windows 10 was being installed at a rate of 1500 machines per second.

It’s nearly as though Microsoft has had practice with implementing unpopular systems and revoking them *cough* Xbox One *cough*. Once this period expires, you can not go back to the previous version of Windows. Microsoft’s reverting to the way Windows 7 and 8 handled OneDrive integration, with a selective sync option. The number of changes you receive depends on how recently you updated your device.