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Microsoft Admits Normal Windows 10 Users Are 'Testing' Unstable Updates
Microsoft Admits Normal Windows 10 Users Are 'Testing' Unstable Updates
Dec 12, 2018, 06:49am
Jason Evangelho
Remember when Microsoft's disastrous Windows 10 October Update removed entire user folders like documents and photos? Or the Surface Book 2 owners who had their systems rendered useless from update KB4467682? This happened because users were manually checking for updates and not waiting for the update to get automatically triggered. Why is this a big deal? Because the average Windows user believes that's a safe way to get their system updates as soon as possible. Unfortunately, it's the exact opposite, and Microsoft's Corporate President for Windows has admitted it in a recent blog post.
A Windows 10 user's default expression in 2018.
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First a brief explainer on the release cadence of Windows Updates. Each month Microsoft releases three batches of updates. The second Tuesday of each month (also known as "Patch Tuesday" ) is a quality update that includes security and non-security fixes. Microsoft labels these as "B" releases.
However, Microsoft also issues optional updates during the third and fourth weeks of each month. These are known as "C" and "D" releases. Here's Michael Fortin, Corporate Vice President, Windows, to explain those for you:
Wait, what?
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Dec 12, 2018, 06:49am
Jason Evangelho
Remember when Microsoft's disastrous Windows 10 October Update removed entire user folders like documents and photos? Or the Surface Book 2 owners who had their systems rendered useless from update KB4467682? This happened because users were manually checking for updates and not waiting for the update to get automatically triggered. Why is this a big deal? Because the average Windows user believes that's a safe way to get their system updates as soon as possible. Unfortunately, it's the exact opposite, and Microsoft's Corporate President for Windows has admitted it in a recent blog post.
A Windows 10 user's default expression in 2018.
GETTY
First a brief explainer on the release cadence of Windows Updates. Each month Microsoft releases three batches of updates. The second Tuesday of each month (also known as "Patch Tuesday" ) is a quality update that includes security and non-security fixes. Microsoft labels these as "B" releases.
However, Microsoft also issues optional updates during the third and fourth weeks of each month. These are known as "C" and "D" releases. Here's Michael Fortin, Corporate Vice President, Windows, to explain those for you:
"These are preview releases, primarily for commercial customers and advanced users “seeking” updates. These updates have only non-security fixes. The intent of these releases is to provide visibility into, and enable testing of, the non-security fixes that will be included in the next Update Tuesday release. Advanced users can access the “C” and “D” releases by navigating to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and clicking the “Check for updates” box."
Wait, what?
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Step 1 - Delete Windows.
Step 2 - Install a good operating system!
Obviously that's a bit of 
, don't delete Windows before backing up your important data! Fortunately, my friend lives 8 miles away and I have plenty of networked drive space that I could use to back up his data and restore it on his new OS.
