Windows 10: Everyone Wants Windows 10 Update Info, Microsoft Says No

It's more to do with increased security making us feel less secure and less empowered - if there are more locks in evidence, and we have to go through hoops to exit and enter our own space, we ourselves are less free.

 

It's strange how the additional OS security features (which are loudly trumpeted) go hand-in-hand with increased OS (and other) surveillance "features" (which are rarely mentioned).

A few years ago, you were considered to be a "nut job" if you believed that the "Acronym Agencies" were monitoring and collecting all of your communications. Any accusations against these groups resulted in official blanket denials.

The weird thing is that corporations and politicians now regularly complain that the public see them as corrupt, lying, self-serving scumbags. *Confused

 

While I agree in general, real life is not always that simple. A corporation may have mission-critical applications that simply have no modern replacement. That's an absurd position to be in - one that guarantees eventual failure - but it's not unheard of.

 

While Microsoft obviously cannot offer a Win10 solution for applications that doesn't run on Win10, it does offer options for enterprise customers who require a stable operating environment. The "Long Term Servicing Branch" option lets the enterprise defer all but security and patch updates for up to 10 years. (I don't know where driver updates fall in that plan. They may be considered "patches".) This option is apparently available only to enterprise volume customers. I think that's too bad because I think I would like it. No new "features" or "apps".

 

How many people would even comprehend the full explanation of the internals contained in the update in the first place. Would you really want to second guess the MS developers? Are you that smart. If so, what is your operating system offering. Might want to try it. Maybe. Let me think about it. Thread closed.

 

Actually, very few of us can comprehend the explanations, but when something odd happened after applying maintenance I often read the descriptions. I try to make sense of the new behavior in terms of the maintenance. If it looks like a fix caused the odd behavior, and the behavior is bothersome (whether intentional or not) I will pull off the fix. Usually I cannot make a connection between the behavior and the fixes, but occasionally I luck out.

I rarely read the descriptions before applying the maintenance, but I also never apply the maintenance as soon as it is released. (Even security patches.)

 

To all the naysayers, that say not everyone wants update information, I ask the simple question.

Given a choice of getting update information, or not getting update information, what would you chose?
I for one, say, yes indeed give me the information.

 

Ok.. they stated in the article in the OP that "Everyone" wants this information. Everyone?? Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?? I agree that there are people that would want this but what is the percentage of people who would want to know this?? I for one have no idea and I would guess that no one else can determine accurately what that percentage would be.

Bottom line is I for one am not a "naysayer" I just find it hard to believe that "everyone" wants that information. Would I want it.. yes but that's me and I don't know how many others would want it. I do know it's not "everyone".

Jeff

 

Yes I go there, but... I see them as the FOX TV of the internet!*Doh*Roflmao2

 

I could agree that there are people who would want the update information but how many?? Seriously, there are likely more people who have no idea what the information that MS would supply means in the first place let alone they want to know about it.

I know that my girlfriend wouldn't need to know this and I bet that she's in the majority.

 

Jeff, I always have taken any update given me, then... only then, did I go look for what they were for, and that, only on Patch Tuesday*Smile. Now they're not published, I get back more "time" in my life, that won't be wasted looking for information that really didn't make a difference(to me) to know.

 

Well, I just went through all the updates I have (5), checked their pre-requesites and if they were superceeded and ended up with 2 that I needed to add to my install ISO (KB3081452 and KB3095020 at the moment).

I'd like to know what they do as dism with the /RestoreHealth /Source option didn't work as changes to the Edge browser released in KB3095020 aren't in my downloaded ISO.

It is a bit slow to have to check every single one so an indication of what is included would be nice.

When it comes to insider builds, it would be nice if they said what new functionality was released - but that would spoil the fun perhaps.

 

MS is trying to emulate Google. They want to get their users into that mind set. Just like Android.
Switch on the phone, you quite often see Google this or that is being updated - don't give it a second thought.

 

I put "better Update info" in my comment on the "W10 wish list" thread (I can't remember the correct title).

IMO, "This update fixes an issue with Windows" doesn't count as Update info.

 

Would it be better if it said "This update helps us better mine your data"?*Roflmao2