WIN 10 Update

stratman said:

That is the list. You have Windows 10 Anniversary upgrade (which is like a whole new operating system) and then two subsequent updates successfully completed. Everything that came before the Anniversary update is no longer listed.

My list:

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I believe you are correct in that more updates await you, including the fixed KB3193494 update discussed in this thread earlier.

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Update to xxxxx496 on 5 machines last night. The 496 is a big upgrade..lots of unpacking and replacement of core elements and needing a reboot in midsequence.

mikling said:

The 496 is a big upgrade.

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I checked updates after reading your post and it was waiting to be downloaded, all 753 MB's!

I notice that a dual core cpu with older architecture takes a lot longer than a slightly newer triple core despite both using SSDs. The way the rollouts are progressing, if you're not running an SSD, the install will take a looooong time. As was said there are some big revisions in the internals of some of these modules. For this reason, I am trying to make sure that updates are done sequentially as they theoretically should. So far with this practice, Win 10 upgrades has been problem free.

I also run an image backup for the first system to be upgraded just in case it does not go well. So far it has not been needed. If that runs ok, then I don't bother with the other systems.

Some of the screw-ups I had in the Anniversary Edition might have been addressed Sept. 29th (Not a Tuesday update?) according to the MS Updates page. Lot of changes made there.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12387/windows-10-update-history?ocid=update_setting_client

Wonder if the Anniversary Edition is also being constantly updated, like with the above 29th update?

W.F.

W. Fisher said:

Wonder if the Anniversary Edition is also being constantly updated, like with the above 29th update?

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Yes. Look at the image I posted of all the MS updates beginning after the Anniversary Update (at the bottom of the image's list) in my post #39 in this thread. And, there has been one more cumulative update since I posted that image.

mikling said:

if you're not running an SSD, the install will take a looooong time.

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This would be the biggest time killer - a traditional hard drive - versus an older CPU that still meets minimum requirements (1 GHz)

The number of updates being issued, is a direct indicator of the state of WIN 10.

Having removed the last 4 updates from this 64 bit Prof system, it does seem to have stabilized. We could do with a praying smiley, I don't think this is quite right.

Maybe @God..Ahmm @Nifty might grant you your wish....

There is only one way to get to Windows 10, that is with a clean install. If you cannot do that then you need to do a fair bit of housekeeping BEFORE you do an upgrade. But now that the free upgrade time has gone, why would you do anything else but a clean install?
No doubt there have been issues, but from my experience all have been resolved as the patches arrive. Win 10 poops all over earlier versions. The main thing is that after each update you need to go through your settings, especially how updates are delivered, you need to turn off sharing your internet connection, otherwise they (MS) will update everybodys computer using your bandwidth, and you need to check this setting after every update, because they change it back. Also all of your security settings need to be checked, as they change these back as well. All of these settings need to be turned off.

So far I have updated by both clean install and upgrade about 6 computers, all are working well, compared to an Apple update a while back which made the iPad unable do to be turned on at all which caused a visit to an Apple shop to get it fixed, I heard of some people who had to buy a new device because theirs could not be fixed, did they get a discount? LOL.

Windows is not perfect, but it is still far less restrictive than Apple, however this will change as time goes by.

I do not believe that MS would have software in the OS that is capable of making changes to the printer software. It may however aid and abett the printer manufacturers to do updates without your knowledge. Again....LOL

Glad your Win 10 updates went smoothly. Unfortunately this has not been the norm and MS is taking a lot of heat for bungling the updates. Just check the web and appropriate forums for the bug reports. I got approx 8 million hits when I googled "WIN 10 update failures".

I have a 50% success rate - Desktop upgraded no problem. Laptop went into the endless loop and failed to upgrade. At least several million others have the same problem so I am not alone.

Quote from online source, "Those who are affected by the annoying glitch have been quick to point out that reports of this issue first emerged when Microsoft delivered the update to its Insiders beta testers."

To paraphrase a recent computer columnist "The Win 10 Anniversary Upgrade debacle has done more to solidify WIN 7 support than MS would like."

rs