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Microsoft Announces Windows 10 October 2018 Update, the Next Free Major Update To Its Desktop OS (venturebeat.com)
Microsoft today revealed that the next free Windows 10 update is called the Windows 10 October 2018 Update ... and it will arrive in that month. From a report: For those keeping track, this is Windows 10 version 1809. Although the company had not announced this update before today, Windows Insiders have been getting builds from Windows 10's RS5 branch since February. Windows 10 October 2018 Update includes a dark theme for File Explorer, a new snipping experience, a cloud-powered clipboard, support for extended line endings in Notepad, integration with the Your Phone app, new web sign-in and fast sign-in features, a mixed reality flashlight feature, SwiftKey in the touch keyboard, and many other improvements. The highly anticipated Sets feature did not make the cut. Windows 10 is being developed as a service, meaning it receives new features on a regular basis. Microsoft has released five major updates so far: November Update, Anniversary Update, Creators Update, Fall Creators Update, and April 2018 Update.
File Explorer is worse than ever. The last major update fucked up file associations for images (to promote their crappy new image program). A few weeks ago I got upgrade nags even though I'm running the corporate edition where you're supposed to be able to set time blocks where nagging doesn't happen. Windows 10 is a pile of shit and Microsoft is playing around with themes.
From the parent comment: Why did they go out of their way to call this one "free"?
Microsoft has, apparently deliberately, been releasing Windows 10 updates that cause problems.
Apparently, if you pay a monthly fee, in the future Microsoft will remove the problems. Three of the articles:
Microsoft's got a new plan for managing Windows 10 devices for a monthly fee. (July 27, 2018)
Windows 10 Leak Exposes Microsoft's New Monthly Charge. (Aug. 4, 2018) Quote: "Ever since its creation, Microsoft has described Windows 10 as a service. The fear has always been that this meant Microsoft would start charging users a monthly fee to maintain the operating system, and now a new leak has confirmed this is exactly what will happenâ¦"
Windows 10 SHOCK: Is Microsoft about to start CHARGING a monthly fee? Stunning claims made. (Aug. 6, 2018)
Some of the many articles about Windows 10 update problems:
Windows 10 Essential Updates Have Serious Problems (Jan. 10, 2018)
Windows 10 April 2018 Update could break a ton of critical features on your PC (May 3, 2018)
Microsoft Admits July 10 Patches Caused Skype and Exchange Server Problems. (July 18, 2018)
Windows 10 April 2018 Update problems: how to fix them. (Aug. 23, 2018)
This article says that Microsoft should pay users:
Windows 10 update 'fail' -- Microsoft MUST pay out as users still 'plagued with problems' (June 13, 2018) Quote: "Windows 10 users should be compensated after Microsoftâ(TM)s updates have caused havoc with PC owners 'plagued with problems' and some facing huge bills to fix software issues."
Windows 10 is Spyware:
Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made. "Buried in the service agreement is permission to poke through everything on your PC." (August 4, 2015) Microsoft and Microsoft employees have full access to everything on every computer? I don't know of anyone or any company that should allow that.
2 issues, IMO:
A huge social problem: Conflict of interest. People who do Windows OS support make more money if there are many problems.
Microsoft employees and managers seem to me to lack social ability.
Seriously, stop breaking RSAT, we kinda rely on that shit to maintain our fucking shit, it's getting old having you break it with each feature build, that brings zero changes to RSAT. fuck off.