Should Microsoft apologize for Windows 10 update fail?
Microsoft's problematic patch process for Windows 10 sees renewed criticism. Thanks to a sequence of issues with post-RTM updates, the calls for Redmond to rethink its update strategy are getting louder and more urgent.
The latest catalyst was last week's cumulative update, which caused problems for some -- chiefly constant reboots. It's now been reissued. Forget '36 -- KB3081438 is the new shiny.
Presumably, it includes a fix for said problems. But Microsoft's new SOP is to say as little as possible about the contents of these patches -- and that very secrecy is in itself a focus for ire.
In IT Blogwatch, bloggers peer at patch logs, in search of enlightenment. Not to mention: What happens when you magnetize Silly Putty?...
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