Friday, April 21st 2017
Microsoft Confirms Windows, Office 6-Month Update Cycle
Microsoft has been steadily increasing stability, features and, the company hopes, attractiveness of its latest Windows 10 operating system. Recently, its Creator's Update has brought, among other features, a performance-boosting Game Mode, a 3D version of the popular and (respectably ancient) Paint app, as well as increased privacy control, something users clamored for. Now, the Redmond company has confirmed that it's looking towards a six month update cycle for Windows 10 (thus aligning it with Office 365 ProPlus), looking to streamline and increase predictability of its support.
Microsoft released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in August 2016, and the Creators Update made its public debut on April 11 2017, which is already close to the six-month update cycle the company is now confirming (seven months, in this case.) Now the company has confirmed that it plans to release its next step on the Windows 10 operating system on September 2017. From then on, updates should arrive in a steady cadence, on every subsequent March and September. Each Windows 10 feature release will be serviced and supported for 18 months, as is currently the case, and the company has also added that its System Center Configuration Manager will support this new aligned update model for Office 365 ProPlus and Windows 10, "making both easier to deploy and keep up to date."
Sources:
Blogs.Windows.com, Tom's Hardware
Microsoft released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in August 2016, and the Creators Update made its public debut on April 11 2017, which is already close to the six-month update cycle the company is now confirming (seven months, in this case.) Now the company has confirmed that it plans to release its next step on the Windows 10 operating system on September 2017. From then on, updates should arrive in a steady cadence, on every subsequent March and September. Each Windows 10 feature release will be serviced and supported for 18 months, as is currently the case, and the company has also added that its System Center Configuration Manager will support this new aligned update model for Office 365 ProPlus and Windows 10, "making both easier to deploy and keep up to date."
31 Comments on Microsoft Confirms Windows, Office 6-Month Update Cycle
On a corporate machine, OK, create a forced update on next reboot/switch on (since company PCs are all turned off at night, right?)
On private machines, create a forced update on next reboot/switch on and include daily nag screens. But no, dont reboot me against my will at inappropraite times and when I have work open
Also, save your work. With or without restarts, always be sure to have saved it.
P.S.
Corporate PC's, at least desktops, are rarely turned off.
So every reboot takes me 30 seconds to 5 mins (can take 30-60 mins in worst case like below) to reopen and rearrange things.
Thats a big fucking pain in the ass for no reason.
*could be word docs, images, PS, or whatever. I can have a lot open depending what project I work on. Not everyone only has 3 windows open at a time.
Try working on a VA Claim with 2000 pages of medical records or complex taxes with many different forms. Or doing research or in-depth reading with 10s to 100s of sources open working on it for weeks.
Reboots are a bitch.
Win 7 for the win.
Heaven for bid VA Claim/court date overlaps with Taxes....
The day I can save app/window/tab location to fixed locations on screen will be a god send....is there a way? I loathe reboots or when my screen sleeps and screws everything up.
EDIT: Seriously, I remember last time i was working on a major project (couple years ago) and a reboot happened because i forgot to disable it. It was a nightmare. I had maybe 20 windows on specific pages in specific locations on 3 screens. It took me once 2 or so hours to figure out where I left off.