Microsoft will stop hiding what’s inside Windows 10 updates

Windows 10’s update history will go live today, and should be updated with each system patch. Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, and Education edition customers can defer the update to the November branch and stay on the July feature set longer – as long as 10 years for some Enterprise customers.

The release notes for February 9th mention fixes for authentication, update installation, Microsoft Wedge browser caching, and more. Windows 10 version 1511 is being updated to build 10586.104, and because of the new release notes, we know that this update includes some quality-of-life fixes and the obligatory security updates but no new features.

Microsoft today launched a dedicated page for keeping track of Windows 10’s release notes. Microsoft says each update will now get full changelogs via this website, which is something many have been asking Microsoft for since Windows 10 launched previous year.

First, companies loved it because it was the first Windows PC operating system to be based on Windows NT technology – the same technology that Microsoft had used for servers and high-end business PCs called workstations in the 1990s. Some attribute this to Microsoft changing the way it delivers Windows.

Improved security in the Windows kernel. The second is for educational institutions and businesses, which still haven’t downloaded that update.

A common problem is that Windows 10 loses the sound driver. You can avoid this by turning off automatic updates in the settings under Windows Update. You can install it now (Start Settings Update & Security) or wait for it to install overnight.

Here is what he found. In an eight hour period Windows 10 tried to send data back to 51 different Microsoft IP addresses over 5500 times.

Another signification fix is for an issue that prevented users installing apps and updates from the Windows Store and Windows Update simultaneously.

That will definitely change by the time Microsoft releases Windows 10 Redstone, which is expected to happen in late spring or early summer. Getting Windows 10 shouldn’t affect your photos and other documents, though there’s always a risk of a meltdown with any major upgrade.