14 DAY TRIAL // Earlier this month when Microsoft rolled out the very first preview build of Windows 10, the company also introduced a new update mechanism that allows the installation of large packs of improvements without the need for a clean install.
In other words, it’s basically enough to run an existing version of Windows 10 Preview on your computer because once new updates become available, the installation is automatically updated and everything on your system is preserved.
Even though the installation of the new Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9860 indeed takes a while, the whole process is performed automatically and no user input is required, although you’re getting through almost the same steps as for a new setup, including getting devices ready and setting up apps.
Now that the very first update for Windows 10 TP is available, it’s easy to see that Microsoft actually made this new system very effective, and as compared to the standard Windows Update option, which often failed to work properly, it deploys completely new builds without breaking down your computer.
Few complaints so far
Judging by the amount of complaints submitted so far, the new Windows 10 TP update system worked really well and only a few users actually found something bad about it.
At this point, one can barely find complaints about the new update mechanism on Microsoft’s Community forums, which is pretty much the number one destination for those who encounter problems in products launched by the Redmond-based tech giant, including Windows and Internet Explorer.
One of the users who couldn’t install the new Windows 10 TP build 9860 asked Microsoft to provide standalone ISOs for this particular release, pointing out that this could be the best way to cope with installation problems via the new built-in update system.
“The whole windows update thing is ridiculous and never seems to really work. I would like to install the new version of the technical preview except it will not install. Is anybody else experiencing this problem?” he asked.
The latest standalone version of Windows
People close to the matter explained that Microsoft might adopt a completely new strategy for future Windows releases, trying to give up on standalone versions of the operating system in favor of updates that would be delivered through this new feature.
The same is already happening with Mac OS X updates, which Apple handles really well, and Microsoft seems to plan a similar strategy that would make Windows 10 the last standalone Windows version.
Of course, nothing is confirmed so far, but given the fact that in Windows 10 Technical Preview everything works so well, it’s hard to believe that Microsoft won’t at least consider such a strategy after the full version of the operating system hits shelves.