The purpose is to offer increased transparency, it says

Apr 5, 2019 07:18 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has pledged to increase the issue transparency with the upcoming Windows 10 May 2019 Update, and one way the company wants to keep users always up-to-date with everything related to the rollout is a facelifted update history page.

Officially called a “Windows release health dashboard,” the new service is actually an overhauled version of the existing Windows 10 Update History page and which will use a more straightforward approach to display known issues, affected builds, and current status.

“One of our core principles is transparency, and we are continuing to invest in clear and regular communications with our customers on status and when there are issues,” Microsoft explains.

The existing update history page displays the known issues in Windows 10 October 2018 Update, but it receives updates only occasionally.

Real-time updates

So with this new version, Microsoft promises “near real-time information on the current rollout status and known issues.” Furthermore, the software giant says the dashboard would be used not only for feature updates, but also for monthly updates, also known as cumulative updates for Windows 10.

“Details for each Windows 10 version will be represented on one page that can easily be searched by keyword, including important announcements, new blog posts, service and support updates and other news. Users will be able to share the content via Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and email,” the company further adds.

Additionally, the new service will also come with a dark mode, Microsoft says, and you’ll be able to enable it from a dedicated option in the top right corner of the official page.

The changes are specifically implemented for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, but they will be available for the previous OS feature updates and cumulative updates as well. There’s no ETA as to when the new dashboard would go live, but this should happen any day now.