The phenomenon was familiar to Windows users. An update doesn't work and problems begin, which stop with the intervention of Microsoft, which corrects the situation with an update fix. With the arrival of Windows 10, instead of reducing errors from updates, there is an ever-increasing number of reports of problems related to them.
So we've read about updates that never finish installing, or even worse, about updates that crash the system after a reboot.
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Some systems are still “losing” their drives because Windows 10 doesn’t see them. Reports of this issue started in early August, and while some of these issues have been fixed, the SSD freeze issue seems to be persistent, or hasn’t been fully fixed.
It is also quite common for updates to be delayed, and can take hours or longer to complete. It is also worth mentioning that there are updates that do not complete and Windows 10 automatically reverts to a previous system state.
This recently happened to users who tried to install cumulative update KB3194496. The issue was caused by Xbox Live's scheduled game save feature, even on systems where Xbox Live is not used at all.
All of the above would be permissible, or we would deal with them more tolerantly if we were using beta versions of the Windows 10 Insider program, as preview versions more easily justify such behaviors. However, “Final” versions used in production environments still show many error reports for every updated version released from the “stable” channel of the operating system.
Here we should mention another “innovation” from Microsoft that has recently started releasing a lot of cumulative updates. This means large single patches that include updates for all components of the operating system.
Cumulative updates may speed up the update process, but they also make things much more difficult to troubleshoot. If a problem occurs, you have to remove the entire update, whereas previously you could simply uninstall the update that caused the problem.
How does the above sound to you? Let's continue because Microsoft doesn't stop there:
The company doesn't give Home users the ability to block updates entirely or stop them from installing automatically. In fact, if you're running Home or Pro, you have very few options to control which updates get installed on your system.
While Pro users can defer updates (they can't block them), deferral only applies to updates that Microsoft doesn't consider critical. This means that all security updates will install immediately, even if Defer Updates is enabled.
The Group Policy Editor is not available in Home editions. The program provides the ability to change a policy for Pro edition users, which allows them to disable automatic updates completely.
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According to all of the above, which apply to the new model of Windows 10, which is now served as Windows as a service, all users of the operating system should expect to always have the latest Microsoft technology on their computers, even if they don't download it.
As we reported on iGuRu.gr, the company seems to have turned into a huge playground for testers. You may think you are running the latest stable version, but all of the above proves otherwise.
Although the company has various levels of beta testers for Windows products, it is unable to issue updates that simply work. There are internal beta testers, through Microsoft for example, but also all Windows Insiders in two different rings, who test Windows 10 beta builds before their official release to the stable channel.
So while Enterprise edition users (Windows for businesses) can block updates completely, users of Home and Pro editions will have to install them.
What does this mean?
All Windows 10 users are beta testers who try out the “free” Windows for Enterprise edition customers.
Let's go again: There are the internal beta testers, through Microsoft, all Windows Insiders in two different rings, Home and Pro users of Windows 10 are essentially beta testers.
Considering that issues are regularly reported whenever new updates are released, it seems that these updates have not been tested well enough.
Users of Home and Pro editions who did not pay for Windows 10, but upgraded for free with Microsoft's offer, report useful information to the company through telemetry, which is used to fix bugs before updates are released to valuable business customers.
