14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft will release this month’s Patch Tuesday updates tomorrow, but in addition to security fixes for its software, the company is also expected to introduce a series of updates for devices running Windows 10 Technical Preview.
Redmond hasn’t made any official announcement on this, but the company did explain earlier this month, when it launched Windows 10 preview for users, that updates were likely to ship very often, but no specifics as to when to expect all these improvements were actually provided.
Now we’re hearing from people close to Microsoft’s development work for Windows 10 that new updates are prepared to be delivered to computers running the preview on Patch Tuesday, the same day when other applications, including Internet Explorer and the Office productivity suite, would get fixes.
And still, no new features are likely to be released for Windows 10 users tomorrow, and Microsoft will probably focus on bug fixing and other small performance improvements.
Windows 10 Preview getting updates once or twice each month
People close to the matter have revealed in the last few weeks that Microsoft plans to update Windows 10 Preview once or twice each month, and some sources have claimed that the company could use its Patch Tuesday rollout to do this.
Even though the company hasn’t confirmed this, it appears that silent updates could be shipped to Windows 10 Preview users based on their feedback, as Microsoft is looking to divide testers into subsets depending on the information they submit through the built-in feedback forms.
Windows and IE to get fixes on Patch Tuesday
In case you’re running an older version of Windows, Patch Tuesday will also come with some fixes for your computer, including 9 different security updates aimed at either the operating system itself or other software such as Internet Explorer, .NET Framework, Office, or Developer Tools.
Three of these updates are considered to be critical, while the rest are flagged as important, with at least four of them to require a reboot after installation.
“Five of the nine patches are listed as fixing Remote Code Execution (RCE) holes, typically the sort of bug that Oracle described above as ‘remotely exploitable without authentication,’ and that Adobe warned could potentially allow an attacker to take over the affected system,” security company Sophos noted in an in-depth look at the upcoming Patch Tuesday.
As usual, keep your Windows Update feature turned on to receive all these improvements, while on Windows 10 Preview, all updates should be delivered through the new built-in system.