Windows 11 Moving to Yearly Update Model

[Peter_Brosdahl]

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Something that Windows 10 users can agree on is a sense of dread whenever major updates are rolled out, as they can break the OS and introduce serious problems (e.g., deletion of user files). These major updates are traditionally released twice a year, but for Windows 11, Microsoft has decided to switch to a yearly update model; only one major feature update will be released per year. Monthly cumulative security updates will continue to be rolled out monthly but could end up being 40 percent smaller.

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It is, of course, entirely expected that Windows 11 will provide users with updates at least once a month just to maintain the latest...

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[Brian_B]

I'd rather they just go back to numbered releases...

 

[DrezKill]

I kinda preferred the Service Pack model. Except in cases like, oh you know, Windows 7, where we never f*cking got even a second service pack. But yeah, Win10 updating twice a year was too dang much.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I'd rather they just go back to numbered releases...

Yeah, but then who be around to emulate Apple?

 

[MadMummy76]

How about just no feature updates unless I say so?