Windows 10: Microsoft working on making Window 10 feature update blockers clearer

Brink · Sep 12, 2020

Ever since Windows 10 2004, the May 2020 feature update, began rolling out, I've been pestering Microsoft about the number of late-breaking incompatibility issues the company disclosed only after the rollout began. And every time I ask, I get the usual "we have nothing more to share" answer. So I tried going the sources route to find out what's happening and what Microsoft intends to do to make the Windows 10 feature update rollout process smoother going forward.

Sources inside the company who asked not to be named acknowledged there's been mounting pressure from the inside to figure this problem out. Yay! I'm glad to hear it's not a case of "everything is fine -- nothing to see here."...

...There have been some inside the company who think Microsoft's decision to provide a regularly updated Windows Information Release dashboard page, listing some of the bigger known compatibility issues, is a mistake, erring on the side of too much transparency.

But I'm hearing the servicing team is pushing forward and intends to keep the updated dashboard around in spite of pockets of opposition. It also is stepping up work around drivers, which have proven to be a big blocker for Windows 10 2004 and some previous feature updates. Problems with NVIDIA, Realtek, Conexant and Synaptics audio and other drivers have all affected the rollout of 2004. Sources say need Microsoft is working on beefing up the driver test matrix by adding more hardware/driver combinations and coupling that with their artifical intelligence/machine learning tech to highlight potential problem areas before and after rollouts begin.

Speaking of the "after" rollout period, Microsoft also is working to do what many Windows users have been requesting: Make blocking issues clearer and more customized. Microsoft's goal is to provide Windows 10 users with much more specific information on why their machines are blocked from receiving a particular update and to give them an inbox notification that is both specific and actionable, I hear. None of my contacts would say when something like this might happen, unfortunately, but at least it's on the list...
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Read more: Microsoft is working on making Window 10 feature update blockers clearer and more detailed | ZDNet

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MrGenius · Sep 12, 2020

Microsoft to make Windows 10 updates mandatory

Well, at the moment at least, you can choose to defer upgrades. Under Settings > Windows Updates > Advanced options you need to check the box labeled "Defer upgrades". What does that do? Good question. The answer I've found might illuminate it to a degree.

Defer upgrades in Windows 10
Applies to Windows 10

Some Windows 10 editions let you defer upgrades to your PC. When you defer upgrades, new Windows features won’t be downloaded or installed for several months. Deferring upgrades doesn’t affect security updates. Note that deferring upgrades will prevent you from getting the latest Windows features as soon as they’re available.

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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/defer-upgrades-in-windows-10

I hear this only applies to Pro and Enterprise editions. But I can't verify that.

OSdevr · Sep 12, 2020

Microsoft Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Available Today

Fluent Design System is Microsoft's new design that will take place over the next few years with each feature update. Microsoft intends to make all products and devices one user interface and it begins with the Fall Creators Update.

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Oh dear they're still pushing that. I STILL don't like the metro tiles and stuff!

Reefer86 · Sep 12, 2020

Microsoft to make Windows 10 updates mandatory

Microsoft has already said this can be turned off.............................in a statement no less after the graphics driver glitches.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyl...soft-backtracks-on-windows-10-forced-updates/

windows 10 includes an update blocking driver fail safe tool - Gizmodo

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