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Microsoft Launches Windows 10 Update History Site To Share Update Release Notes (betanews.com)
Mark Wilson writes: Keeping up to date with the latest updates for Windows 10 can be something of a full time job, particularly if you're signed up to get Insider builds. To make it easier to keep track of what changes each update brings, Microsoft has launched the Windows 10 update history site.The site is in response to feedback from Windows 10 users who have been looking for an accessible way of learning about updates. The site provides details of exactly what the updates delivered through Windows Update. It is something of a work in progress at the moment, but one of the recent updates featured fixes a bug that meant browsing sessions in Microsoft Edge's InPrivate mode were not necessarily completely private.
Or don't move to Windows 10
But what is sorely lacking is mention of specificaly which issues were fixed - a CVE number would be nice, where possible, for example "Fixed issues with authentication, update installation, and operating system installation" still doesn't really tell me much. How many issues? Which issues? Am I experiencing these issues, and therefore should prioritize this update? But at least it's a step in the right direction from them.
Now, if we could get them do do something similar for all the encrypted telemetry data, we'd be getting somewhere...
"Government is like fire; a handy servant, but a dangerous master." -- George Washington
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Now that you've infected most non-Windows 10 PCs with the upgrade malware, now, NOW you decide to tell people what the updates will do to their PCs?
Sorry, Microsoft, you've already completely lost what little trust you had going into the Windows 10 upgrade cycle.
What's the expression? It takes at least ten times as long to regain trust as it does to lose it.
It'll be full of clear and descriptive updates, like "Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems - Recommended Update - Install this update to resolve issues in Window."
They have tremendous lock in. That's the only thing that keeps them alive.
I'd like to get a changelog of those as well. From their first revision (approximately starting at the time when Windows 8.1 was released).
Alternatively I'd love to get an official how-to on how to disable tracking in Windows 10 entirely. While we're at it, I'd love to know how to fully disable Metro features and Windows defender.
The main thing that interests me and keeps me from upgrading to Windows 10 is whether Microsoft agrees to be held fully accountable and liable for any damage or loss that results from an automatic update.
That, or allow manual updates.
What's next, a help file that's actually included with the application rather than launching a slow and cumbersome web search?
Because that's the way, uh-huh uh-huh I like it.
Ms is doing me ... a favor. Always looking out ... for my best interest. And they say ... THERE IS NO GOD!
Well the website is there and publicly accessible. In that way, I suppose one could consider it 'launched'. OTOH, the number updates currently listed on there seems incomplete at best, so we can assume that's the 'work in progress' part of it. All in all, it's a typical MS rollout. Premature, incomplete, and initially gets your hopes up until you actually attempt to use it and realize that you should have waited until the 'SP1' release...
Because the spying is kind of tolerable (nope, it does not send your files or keystrokes to Microsoft) and if we don't take the datamining into account, it's actually a great operating system. Also laptop features like suspend/hibernate and brightness keys work properly, unlike in Linux.
Woops, that should read "prediction". How do I keyboard?
They have back ported the spyware to Win 7 and Win 8, and are also forcing the upgrade with a heavy hand even if you say no, or roll back then you are forced with daily hammering of update pressure. I am not certain why it is legal for them to force telemetry and ignore the settings of privacy and to change your settings on a whim.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/update-history-windows-10
The site does appear to list more details than traditionally were provided, but I'm hoping they're planning on giving more details. It's great to know "something" was fixed with "some component" but previous granular Windows Update packages often had references to the KB articles prompting the release of the hotfix.
I know the goal is to get customers on a completely stateless iPhone-style device, but there are a lot of use cases that need the power and control of a traditional PC for whatever reason. Legacy code isn't going away, and sometimes you just need to run things locally because of network constraints or security. Knowing that "applying this KB fixes X, but will break your application because of a dependency" is a very useful thing when you're supporting thousands of PCs.
At the moment, I clean all windows 7 computers from those spy and nagware infestations with this script:
wusa /uninstall /kb:3035583 /quiet /norestart
and the same with KB's
3035583
2952664
3022345
3068708
3075249
3080149
3021917
3083324
2977759
3112343
3123862
(stupid /. doesn't let me post the entire script, complains about repetition).
After that, I reboot, let windows update run again and hide the mentioned updates. Until they get updated and apear again.
I wonder if the powers that be at Microsoft realize the deep extent of distrust that they have brought to PC consumers. Our shop has a lot of customers that have been asking about Macs and even Chromebooks, since their kids use them in school. In the meantime, MS has been building resentment for their OS. That's going to have a negative long term effect on them. Maybe they haven't noticed how few Windows phones there are and considered that the same thing could also happen to Windows PC's market share over time.
It's there for lip service only, like Obama's "we The People" site where you could petition the white house for stuff and they would respond after x signatures.
We already know for a fact keystroke data is sent to MS, under the guise of improving spell checking etc.
The user has no knowledge of when or where it happens or what is actually sent.
In 2016 releasing actual patch notes and actual READMEs warrants a fucking ticker tape parade.
Yes, and what a fanfare it was... this day will live on in memory as one of the most trumpeted announcements of all time... everyone will be able to tell you where they were when they heard the news such was the exuberance!
My eyes reflect the stars and a smile lights up my face.
c:\>wusa
'wusa' is not recognized...
I come here for the love
We already know for a fact keystroke data is sent to MS, under the guise of improving spell checking etc. The user has no knowledge of when or where it happens or what is actually sent.
This would be the case for any kind of spellchecking functionality of a newer type than the ones running off CD-ROM.
Microsoft is certainly doing some very dubious things lately, but it does no-one any good to exaggerate or distort what they're doing. Please stop doing that.
In particular, they have issued telemetry updates for earlier Windows versions, and they have aggressively promoted the update to Windows 10, but they have not forced users of earlier Windows versions to update if they say no.
If you disagree, post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like.
*Please insert brain to continue*
Windows 7:
C:\>where wusa
C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe
http://windows.microsoft.com/e...
It must get exhausting to be so obtuse.
"Old man yells at systemd"
This so-called "operating system" has destroyed our productivity at work and bricked two fully useful laptops.
Never again.
We are rolling back to Windows 7 and porting over to Linux - somehow.
I understand all these tech companies want to sell "features" but here is a novel feature customers like - leave us alone!
Between all the creep-ware and turning on all kinds of things nobody wants or needs it has turned a working computer into a twinkling Christmas Tree of spyware, advertisements and endless upgrades that erode productivity to a standstill.
These guys want everyone turned into a gag-chicken pecking at colored squares at some county fair tic-tac-toe game.
When we put stuff on the web, its so it can be quickly taken down or changed if need be. If you release a press release or i would assume microsoft update description, its baked in to the timeline in some form. People may get the update and notice the message. But by putting it on a webpage, 99% of people will not go to the extra effort to look at it, and if the engineers write something in that MS doesnt like, well then its as simple as two seconds in a cms to fix.
The reason why people choose the web is to be dynamic. Patch notes should not change so much to put it on a web page instead of in the OS where they belong..
That's why date-rape drugs are so cool...bitches never say no!
Microsoft has always been pretty much synonymous with dubious anyway, the point being that they've not just crossed but jumped gleefully over the line now. What little trust or respect they managed to garner for themselves since their various exposed criminal activities is wasted, and its not coming back any time soon. It may be true that the Win10 spyware doesnt install if you've said "no" (except when it does), but it certainly does if you haven't, and you had to know in advance to say "no".
Having said that, even if Win10 were a standard new OS release without forced updates or spyware, why anyone would choose to use it is beyond me. Applications have huge stability issues just trying to stay running on it, the interface is geared toward touch screen consumption making producing anything with it a joke, and seeing " flight mode" on a desktop PC indeed makes me want to throw it out the window.
Basically Microsoft have misstepped and given two bad OS releases in a row, its only a matter of time now before they die. Goodbye, you will not be mourned by anyone who remembers your behaviour.
No? Get off my computer.
No they haven't, but they put a gun in your hand, put your finger on the trigger, put the gun to your head and then really suddenly slammed a door in your face.