14 DAY TRIAL // KB3035583, the update that Microsoft rolled out in late 2014 to prepare the upgrade to Windows 10 for Windows 7 and 8.1 computers, was revised last week as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday cycle to bring a batch of changes ahead of RTM.
The revised update was released on May 14, and according to a report by ComputerWorld, it’s now listed as recommended, whereas the first version was offered as optional. The recommended update is now installed automatically and comes with a number of changes that add more mobile enterprise devices to the list of those not getting upgrade notifications to Windows 10.
In other words, this update is specifically supposed to display upgrade to Windows 10 notifications on computers running Windows 7 or 8.1, so in case you’ve already installed it, prepare to see some pop-ups every once in a while as we get closer to the release date of the new OS.
But thanks to this new revision, more business devices would be ignored and no update notifications would be displayed, while consumers would continue to be nagged to update to Windows 10.
Issues confirmed
Previously offered as optional, the update is now listed as recommended, so it’s installed on all OS versions that can be upgraded directly to Windows 10.
But what’s interesting is that Microsoft acknowledged some issues with the update, but provided no details as to what exactly happened after or when trying to install it.
“Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the ‘Applies to’ section,” the company says on the official page of KB3035583, adding that supported OS versions are Windows 8.1 core and Pro, Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate, Professional, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Starter.
Windows 10 will be offered free of charge to users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and upgrading will be possible directly without the need for a clean install. The new OS is expected to launch in the summer, most likely in July or August.